diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f87cc38..eefe73a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     needs: [compile, test]
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo