diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-version-update-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-version-update-on-release.yaml
index 05baf09..9c65be5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-version-update-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-version-update-on-release.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'release/*'
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -o pipefail {0}
+
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-publish.yaml
index f229a76..b360d09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-publish.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -o pipefail {0}
+
 jobs:
   audit:
     name: Audit
@@ -74,40 +78,51 @@ jobs:
           name: coverage
           path: coverage
 
-  publish:
+  detect_version_update:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    name: Publish on version update
-    needs:
-      - test
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write
+    name: Detect version update
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      detected: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.detected }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version-file: '/.nvmrc'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: Check for version update
-        id: check_version
+      - id: detect
         run: |
           CURRENT_VERSION=$(jq -r .version package.json)
           PREVIOUS_VERSION=$(git show HEAD~1:package.json | jq -r .version)
 
           if [[ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$PREVIOUS_VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "version_updated=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Version has been updated. Proceeding to publish."
+            echo "detected=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Version has not changed. Skipping publish."
+            echo "detected=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-      - if: steps.check_version.outputs.version_updated
-        run: npm ci
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    needs:
+      - test
+      - detect_version_update
+    if: needs.detect_version_update.outputs.detected == 'true'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '/.nvmrc'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      - if: steps.check_version.outputs.version_updated
-        run: npm run build
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build
 
-      - if: steps.check_version.outputs.version_updated
-        name: Publish
+      - name: Publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |