diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b21fbe..17f880b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '21'
       - run: |
-          sbt stage astGenDlTask assembly createDistribution publish
+          sbt stage astGenDlTask assembly createDistribution
           sha512sum target/atom.zip > target/atom.zip.sha512
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - run: sbt publish
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload atom to ghcr
         run: |
           cd target