diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca53b6c..286d867 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm pack --dry-run --json > "$RUNNER_TEMP/pack.json"
       - run: node scripts/check-pack.mjs "$RUNNER_TEMP/pack.json"
-      - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+      - name: Skip if this version is already on npm
+        id: published
+        run: |
+          name=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
+          version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          if npm view "$name@$version" version > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; else echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; fi
+      - if: steps.published.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: npm publish --provenance --access public
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