diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 711b19a..8e043a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      
 permissions:
   contents: write # we need this to be able to push tags
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ssh-key: ${{ secrets.PUSH_KEY }}
+          fetch-tags: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Read and validate VERSION
         id: version
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         if: contains(env.version, '-dev')
         run: |
           echo "Skipping development version release: ${{ env.version }}"
+          echo "SKIP=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           exit 0
     
       - name: Check if VERSION is already tagged
@@ -39,10 +43,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if git rev-parse "refs/tags/${{ env.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "Tag ${{ env.version }} already exists. Skipping release."
+            echo "SKIP=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             exit 0
           fi
+          echo "Tag ${{ env.version }} doesn't exists. Proceeding with release."
 
       - name: Create Git tag
+        if: ${{ env.SKIP != 'true' }}
         run: |
           AUTHOR_NAME=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an')
           AUTHOR_EMAIL=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%ae')
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           git push origin "${{ env.version }}"
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: ${{ env.SKIP != 'true' }}
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ env.version }}
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Push dev VERSION
+        if: ${{ env.SKIP != 'true' }}
         run: |
           echo "${{ env.version }}-dev" > VERSION
           git config user.name "${{ env.AUTHOR_NAME }}"