diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
index 06de9b28..4d253c2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   create-release:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: false
 
   build-and-publish:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: create-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           node -e "console.log('Testing binary load...'); try { require('./index.js'); console.log('Binary loaded successfully!'); } catch(e) { console.error('Failed to load binary:', e); process.exit(1); }"
 
   publish-npm:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: build-and-publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ jobs:
           cp _build/liblibCacheSim.a libCacheSim-node/vendor/
           cp -r libCacheSim/include/* libCacheSim-node/vendor/include/
 
+
       - name: Publish to NPM
         working-directory: libCacheSim-node
         run: npm publish --access public