diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2e7f4e8..4919ef0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ export class CdktfProviderProject extends cdk.JsiiProject {
       setSafeDirectory
     );
 
+    // always publish a new GitHub release, even when publishing to a particular package manager fails
+    const releaseWorkflow = this.tryFindObjectFile(
+      ".github/workflows/release.yml"
+    );
+    releaseWorkflow?.addOverride("jobs.release_github.needs", "release");
+
     // ensure we don't fail if the release file is not present
     const checkExistingTagStep = (
       this.release as any
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 8ac5f16..4049cef 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -549,13 +549,7 @@ jobs:
           npm deprecate @cdktf/provider-random "See https://cdk.tf/imports for details on how to continue to use the random provider in your CDK for Terraform (CDKTF) projects by generating the bindings locally."
   release_github:
     name: Publish to GitHub Releases
-    needs:
-      - release
-      - release_npm
-      - release_maven
-      - release_pypi
-      - release_nuget
-      - release_golang
+    needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -2876,13 +2870,7 @@ jobs:
           npm deprecate @cdktf/provider-random "See https://cdk.tf/imports for details on how to continue to use the random provider in your CDK for Terraform (CDKTF) projects by generating the bindings locally."
   release_github:
     name: Publish to GitHub Releases
-    needs:
-      - release
-      - release_npm
-      - release_maven
-      - release_pypi
-      - release_nuget
-      - release_golang
+    needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -5626,13 +5614,7 @@ jobs:
           npm deprecate @cdktf/provider-random "See https://cdk.tf/imports for details on how to continue to use the random provider in your CDK for Terraform (CDKTF) projects by generating the bindings locally."
   release_github:
     name: Publish to GitHub Releases
-    needs:
-      - release
-      - release_npm
-      - release_maven
-      - release_pypi
-      - release_nuget
-      - release_golang
+    needs: release
     runs-on: custom-linux-medium
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -8376,13 +8358,7 @@ jobs:
           npm deprecate @cdktf/provider-random "See https://cdk.tf/imports for details on how to continue to use the random provider in your CDK for Terraform (CDKTF) projects by generating the bindings locally."
   release_github:
     name: Publish to GitHub Releases
-    needs:
-      - release
-      - release_npm
-      - release_maven
-      - release_pypi
-      - release_nuget
-      - release_golang
+    needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -11136,13 +11112,7 @@ jobs:
           npm deprecate @cdktf/provider-acme "See https://cdk.tf/imports for details on how to continue to use the acme provider in your CDK for Terraform (CDKTF) projects by generating the bindings locally."
   release_github:
     name: Publish to GitHub Releases
-    needs:
-      - release
-      - release_npm
-      - release_maven
-      - release_pypi
-      - release_nuget
-      - release_golang
+    needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write