diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 78b0dff..47788d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
+  packages: write
 
 name: Release
 
@@ -27,20 +28,20 @@ jobs:
   release-container:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
     env:
       REGISTRY: ghcr.io
       IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+      TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "${{needs.release-please.outputs.version}}"
       - run: echo "${{needs.release-please.outputs.release_created}}"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Log in to the Container registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -48,9 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         env:
-          TAG: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./Dockerfile
@@ -63,21 +62,19 @@ jobs:
   release-helm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Configure Git
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         run: |
           git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
           git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
       - name: Install Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
 
       - name: Run chart-releaser
         uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.6.0
-        if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
         env:
           CR_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"