diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fbd0d55..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Package To Npm
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  packages: write
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: "20"
-      - run: npm i
-      - run: npm run build
-      - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index af8be38..c685036 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,20 @@ jobs:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
         with:
           release-type: node
-          package-name: mtk-tool
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+          package-name: mtk-tool
+            # The logic below handles the npm publication:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
+        # a new release is created:
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm ci
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
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