diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 59b8727d..4e5af45d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -212,13 +212,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "RELEASE_TAG=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_TAG:1}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2 https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4.2.2
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       - name: setup nodejs
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0 https://github.com/actions/setup-node/releases/tag/v4.4.0
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         with:
           node-version: '23.x'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - name: Update package.json
         run: sed -e "s/0.999.0/${RELEASE_VERSION}/" .github/package.json > package.json
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
       - name: Publish to NPM
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}