Update publish.yml

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@ on:
     #  - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build distribution 📦
+  check_version:  
+    name: Check whether version has been updated cf. pypi
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    #- uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Check pypi versions
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: compare local vs. pypi version
       uses: maybe-hello-world/pyproject-check-version@v4
       id: versioncheck
       with:
@@ -29,6 +26,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "Local version: ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.local_version }}"     # e.g., 0.1.1
           echo "Public version: ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.public_version }}"   # e.g., 0.1.0
     
+  build:
+    name: Build distribution 📦
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: needs.check_version.versioncheck.outputs.local_version_is_higher
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with: