diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e69854a..c4ea73f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
-      - run: yarn
-      - run: yarn publish
+
+      - name: Check publish status
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          NEXT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' < packages/garbo-lib/package.json)
+          STATUS=$(curl --write-out '%{http_code}\n' --head --silent --output /dev/null https://registry.npmjs.org/garbo-lib/$NEXT_VERSION)
+          echo "status=$STATUS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Publish if necessary
+        if: ${{ steps.check.outputs.status == '404' }}
+        run: |
+          yarn
+          yarn npm publish
         env:
+          STATUS: ${{ steps.check.outputs.status }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}