diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml b/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml
index 4eac887c..cab817a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml
@@ -14,44 +14,31 @@ jobs:
   wasm:
     name: WASM 🧭
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     steps:
-      - name: Check if release exists ⚙️
-        id: check-if-release-exists
-        uses: insightsengineering/release-existence-action@v1
-
       - name: Get branch names 🌿
-        if: >-
-          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
         id: branch-name
         uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
 
       - name: Checkout repo 🛎
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-        if: >-
-          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
         with:
           ref: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.head_ref_branch }}
           path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
 
       - name: Get package name 📦
-        if: >-
-          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "PKGNAME=$(echo $(awk -F: '/Package:/{gsub(/[ ]+/,"") ; print $2}' DESCRIPTION))" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/${{ inputs.package-subdirectory }}
 
       - name: Build WASM packages 🧭
-        if: >-
-          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
         uses: r-wasm/actions/build-rwasm@v1
         with:
           packages: |
             ${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ env.PKGNAME }}@${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.tag }}
 
       - name: Upload WASM packages ⬆
-        if: >-
-          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}
@@ -59,6 +46,10 @@ jobs:
             _site/bin/emscripten/contrib/*/${{ env.PKGNAME }}*.tgz
             _site/src/contrib/${{ env.PKGNAME }}*.tar.gz
 
+      - name: Check if release exists ⚙️
+        id: check-if-release-exists
+        uses: insightsengineering/release-existence-action@v1
+
       - name: Download artifact ⏬
         if: >-
           steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'