diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4b0f97b..3d004a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -92,11 +92,26 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Determine publish requirement
       id: publish_check
+      env:
+        CRATE_NAME: ipc_ring
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
-        CRATE_NAME="ipc_ring"
         CRATE_VERSION=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r ".packages[] | select(.name==\"${CRATE_NAME}\") | .version")
-        PUBLISHED_VERSION=$(curl -sSf "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${CRATE_NAME}" | jq -r '.crate.max_version')
+        SEARCH_OUTPUT=$(mktemp)
+        PUBLISHED_VERSION="not-found"
+        if cargo search "${CRATE_NAME}" --limit 1 > "${SEARCH_OUTPUT}"; then
+          FIRST_LINE=$(head -n 1 "${SEARCH_OUTPUT}")
+          if printf '%s\n' "${FIRST_LINE}" | grep -q "^${CRATE_NAME} "; then
+            PARSED=$(printf '%s\n' "${FIRST_LINE}" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+            if [ -n "${PARSED}" ]; then
+              PUBLISHED_VERSION="${PARSED}"
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+        if [ "${PUBLISHED_VERSION}" = "not-found" ]; then
+          PUBLISHED_VERSION=$(curl -sSf -H "User-Agent: ipc-ring-release-workflow (+https://github.com/${{ github.repository }})" \
+            "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${CRATE_NAME}" | jq -r '.crate.max_version' || echo "not-found")
+        fi
         SHOULD_PUBLISH="true"
         if [ -z "${PUBLISHED_VERSION}" ] || [ "${PUBLISHED_VERSION}" = "null" ]; then
           PUBLISHED_VERSION="not-found"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cf18fbf..9eb1585 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ipc_ring"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 21ce71c..f37027b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ipc_ring"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Leander Kohler"]
 description = "High-performance memory-mapped SPSC ring buffer for Unix IPC"