diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index ce5cb8852..4193b2a6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 name: Publish to GitHub Packages
 
-# On tag push
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: # for manual trigger
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' # e.g. v18.0.0
+  release:
+    types: [published] # triggers when release-please creates a release
 
 jobs:
   publish: