* In .github/workflows/release.yml

  - in create-release job condition
    - check for all combinations of publish results that should lead to a release creation
      - npm = success / pypi = skipped
      - npm = skipped / pypi = success
      - npm = success / pypi = success

Author: cliffhall

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ jobs:
 
   create-release:
     needs: [update-packages, create-metadata, publish-pypi, publish-npm]
-    if: needs.update-packages.outputs.changes_made == 'true'
+    if: |
+      needs.update-packages.outputs.changes_made == 'true' && 
+       (always() && 
+       (needs.publish-pypi.result == 'success' || needs.publish-pypi.result == 'skipped') && 
+       (needs.publish-pypi.result == 'skipped' || needs.publish-npm.result == 'success') && 
+       (needs.publish-pypi.result == 'success' || needs.publish-npm.result == 'success'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
     permissions: