diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-docs-deployed.sh b/.github/scripts/check-docs-deployed.sh
index e6ca58f42d..26351fbc6e 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/check-docs-deployed.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-docs-deployed.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 # this command will send a GET request to the docs site, the -s option silences the output,
 # the -o option redirects the output to /dev/null, and the -w option formats the output to only return the HTTP status code
-HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://docs.immutable.com/sdk-references/ts-immutable-sdk/$VERSION/modules/_imtbl_sdk.html)
+HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://docs.immutable.com/sdk-references/ts-immutable-sdk/$VERSION/)
 
 if [ "$HTTP_STATUS" -ne 200 ]; then
   echo "SDK reference docs for v$VERSION are not deployed. Check Netlify for the build status. https://app.netlify.com/sites/imx-docs-prod/deploys"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-docs-version.sh b/.github/scripts/check-docs-version.sh
index eb575cb018..c2b8586824 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/check-docs-version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-docs-version.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,3 @@ if [ -d "$CLONE_DIR/api-docs/sdk-references/ts-immutable-sdk/$VERSION" ]; then
   echo "There is already a docs folder for v$VERSION. Please create a separate PR to update the SDK reference docs for v$VERSION."
   exit 1
 fi
-
-# check the version contains `alpha` string
-if echo "$VERSION" | grep -q "alpha"; then
-  echo "Skipping docs generation for alpha version"
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
index 829d5c34b0..d647b8616f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,34 @@ on:
       - completed
 
 jobs:
+  AlphaCheck:
+    name: Check if SDK version is alpha
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      is_alpha: ${{ steps.alpha_check.outputs.is_alpha }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check alpha version
+        id: alpha_check
+        run: |
+          if $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) | grep -q "alpha"; then
+            echo "Skipping docs generation for alpha version"
+            echo "is_alpha=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "is_alpha=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
   PublishDocs:
     name: Publish SDK Reference Docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: AlphaCheck
+    if: ${{ needs.AlphaCheck.outputs.is_alpha != 'true' }}
     env:
       SDK_PUBLISH_SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SDK_PUBLISH_SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
       NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK }}