diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleaseDetailsPage.tsx b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleaseDetailsPage.tsx
index ea156cf6aa6..ea1b77c0776 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleaseDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleaseDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ export const ReleaseDetailsLayout = ({
                     variant="default"
                     onClick={handlePublishRelease}
                     loading={isPublishing}
+                    disabled={release.actions.meta.count === 0}
                   >
                     {formatMessage({
                       id: 'content-releases.header.actions.publish',
@@ -302,8 +303,6 @@ export const ReleaseDetailsLayout = ({
   );
 };
 
-const Bold = (children: React.ReactNode) => <Typography fontWeight="bold">{children}</Typography>;
-
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * ReleaseDetailsBody
  * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -460,7 +459,12 @@ const ReleaseDetailsBody = () => {
                             defaultMessage:
                               'This entry was <b>{isPublish, select, true {published} other {unpublished}}</b>.',
                           },
-                          { isPublish: type === 'publish', b: Bold }
+                          {
+                            isPublish: type === 'publish',
+                            b: (children: React.ReactNode) => (
+                              <Typography fontWeight="bold">{children}</Typography>
+                            ),
+                          }
                         )}
                       </Typography>
                     ) : (
diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/tests/ReleaseDetailsPage.test.tsx b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/tests/ReleaseDetailsPage.test.tsx
index a2dbe6f6b5a..73f0050b1bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/tests/ReleaseDetailsPage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/tests/ReleaseDetailsPage.test.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ describe('Releases details page', () => {
     const refreshButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Refresh' });
     expect(refreshButton).toBeInTheDocument();
 
-    const releaseButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Release' });
-    expect(releaseButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const publishButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Publish' });
+    expect(publishButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(publishButton).toBeDisabled();
 
     const noContent = screen.getByText(/This release is empty./i);
     expect(noContent).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ describe('Releases details page', () => {
     expect(publishButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     expect(screen.queryByRole('radio', { name: 'publish' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText('This entry was published.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const container = screen.getByText(/This entry was/);
+    expect(container.querySelector('span')).toHaveTextContent('published');
   });
 });