diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 282ebae7f..c103df67c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,36 +17,38 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{secrets.CDS_DBS_TOKEN}}
           command: manifest
           monorepo-tags: true
+      - name: Only run subsquent steps if a release needs to be published
+        run: |
+          if ["${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}"]; then
+            echo "OK proceeding to release"
+          else
+            echo "No release needs to be published, exiting…"
+            return
+          fi
       # The logic below handles the npm publication:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
-        # a new release is created:
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: 18
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
 
       # Publish packages
       - run: npm ci
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
       - run: npm test -w db-service -w sqlite -w postgres -- --maxWorkers=1
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
       - name: Publish db-service
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created && steps.release.outputs.db-service--release_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.db-service--release_created }}
         run: npm publish --workspace db-service --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
 
       - name: Publish sqlite
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created && steps.release.outputs.sqlite--release_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.sqlite--release_created }}
         run: npm publish --workspace sqlite --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
 
       - name: Publish postgres
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created && steps.release.outputs.postgres--release_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.postgres--release_created }}
         run: npm publish --workspace postgres --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}