diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
index 9087582d48..8330a52bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
   publish-module:
     name: 'Publish Module to NPM'
     needs: test
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' #publish only when merged in master, not on PR
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/next' #publish only when merged in master, not on PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2