diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
index ae2a7de26..4ce30554f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
             - name: Create release
+              id: create-release
               run: |
                   VERSION=$(./scripts/version-core)
                   if pip index versions pyglossary --pre  | grep "$VERSION," ; then
                       echo 'Package version $VERSION already exists on pypi'
+                      echo "skipnext=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                       exit 0
                   fi
                   sudo rm -rf dist/* build/* || true
                   python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
             - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI
+              if: ( steps.create-release.outputs.skipnext != 'true' )
               uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
               with:
                   skip-existing: true