diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index 3e0b2ec38..a627634dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       name: prod
       url: https://pypi.org/project/ultraplot/
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'release'
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read