diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-manager.yml b/.github/workflows/release-manager.yml
index a13e01f..1d6e037 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-manager.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-manager.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
     push:
         branches:
             - main
-        tags:
-            - 'v*'
     pull_request:
         branches:
             - main
@@ -66,7 +64,8 @@ jobs:
                   git push origin "v${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}"
 
     publish:
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        needs: release
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]'
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         permissions:
             contents: write
@@ -82,18 +81,19 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: '22.14.0'
                   registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-            - name: Verify tag matches package version
-              run: |
-                  test "v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" = "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
             - name: Read package metadata
               id: package
               run: |
                   echo "name=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
                   echo "version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            - name: Verify release tag exists
+              run: |
+                  git fetch --tags origin
+                  git rev-parse "v${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1
             - run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
             - name: Create GitHub release from changelog
               run: |
-                  gh release view "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1 || bunx changelogen gh release --token "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
+                  gh release view "v${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || bunx changelogen gh release "v${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}" --token "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
               env:
                   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
             - run: bun run build