diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca0657ec..8c68b869 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet test
 
       - name: Publish the application binaries (.net6)
-        run: dotnet publish -c Release -o ./artifacts/net6 -f net6.0 -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
+        run: dotnet publish ./src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj -c Release --no-restore -o ./artifacts/net6 -f net6.0 -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
       - name: Publish the application binaries (.net7)
-        run: dotnet publish -c Release -o ./artifacts/net7 -f net7.0 -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
+        run: dotnet publish ./src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj -c Release --no-restore -o ./artifacts/net7 -f net7.0 -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
       - name: Create nuget package
-        run: dotnet pack -c Release -o ./artifacts -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
-
+        run: dotnet pack ./src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj -c Release --no-build -o ./artifacts -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.full_without_prefix }}
+      
       - name: Zip artifacts
         uses: tomchavakis/action-zip@v0.1.1
         with:
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ jobs:
           asset_content_type: application/zip
 
       - name: publish nuget package to nuget.org
-        run: dotnet nuget push ./artifact/**/*.nupkg -Source 'https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json' -ApiKey ${{secrets.NUGET_KEY}}
+        id: publish_nuget
+        run: dotnet nuget push ./artifacts/*.nupkg -s 'https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json' -k ${{secrets.NUGET_KEY}} --skip-duplicate
diff --git a/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj b/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
index d8042b97..21938048 100644
--- a/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
+++ b/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@
         <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Commands" Version="6.4.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Packaging" Version="6.4.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Include="..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>