diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c716293dc..4a86aacc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
           name: dist
           path: dist/
       - name: Publish to PyPI
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           user: __token__