diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4fa5050..07b8e0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 name: Publish Python distribution
 
-on: push
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build distribution
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-to-pypi:
     name: Publish Python distribution to PyPI
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
     needs:
     - build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest