diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-charts.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-charts.yaml
index b7bee2e..014ae3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-charts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-charts.yaml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           excluded-dirs: .github
           excluded-files: README.md
           exit-code: "0"
-      - name: Link dependencies
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
-        uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/link-dependencies@v1
-        with:
-          dictionary: .github/rt-dictionary.yaml
-
       # Check if we have something to release and if the release is not blocked.
       - name: Check if the release is empty
         id: empty
@@ -41,22 +35,27 @@ jobs:
         uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/is-held@v1
 
       # Calculate next-version and generate change logs
+      - name: Link dependencies
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
+        uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/link-dependencies@v1
+        with:
+          dictionary: .github/rt-dictionary.yaml
       - name: Calculate next version
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         id: version
         uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/next-version@v1
       - name: Generate release notes
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/render@v1
       - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         uses: newrelic/release-toolkit/update-markdown@v1
         with:
           next-version: ${{ steps.next-version.outputs.version }}
 
       # Commit to main branch and push changes. Then create a release.
       - name: Commit and tag release
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         run: |
           git add CHANGELOG.md
           git commit -m "[no ci] Automatic ${{ steps.next-version.outputs.next-version }} release"
@@ -65,18 +64,18 @@ jobs:
 
       # Login to GitHub Packages to upload the chart to the OCI repository.
       - name: Helm login
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | \
           helm registry login ghcr.io \
             --username "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER" \
             --password-stdin
       - name: Helm package
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         run: |
           helm package charts/stateless-dns -u --version "${{ steps.next-version.outputs.version }}"
       - name: Helm push
-        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'true' || steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.empty.outputs.is-empty == 'false' && steps.held.outputs.is-held == 'false' }}
         run: |
           helm push \
           "stateless-dns-${{ steps.next-version.outputs.version }}.tgz" \