diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2cba3c0a63..d3da631c81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,15 +46,26 @@ jobs:
             blog/**/*.{md,mdx}
 
       - name: Publish to Hashnode and Dev.to 📝
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         env:
           HASHNODE_PAT: ${{ secrets.HASHNODE_PAT }}
           HASHNODE_PUBLICATION_ID: ${{ secrets.HASHNODE_PUBLICATION_ID }}
-          CHANGED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
+          ADDED_FILES: ${{ steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.added_files }}
           DEVTO_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVTO_API_KEY}}
           DEVTO_ORG_ID: ${{secrets.DEVTO_ORG_ID}}
           DEVTO_ORG_NAME: ${{secrets.DEVTO_ORG_NAME}}
         run: |
           cd ./publish-externals
           npm run generate
-          npx --yes tsx ./src/index.ts "$CHANGED_FILES"
+          if [ "$GITHUB_REF" == "refs/heads/develop" ]; then
+            npx --yes tsx ./src/index.ts --publish "$ADDED_FILES"
+          else
+            npx --yes tsx ./src/index.ts "$ADDED_FILES"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes (on develop)
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          branch: develop
+          commit_author: Author <actions@github.com>
+          commit_message: "[ci skip] update snapshot"
diff --git a/publish-externals/package.json b/publish-externals/package.json
index 6fde7e5820..435c273be5 100644
--- a/publish-externals/package.json
+++ b/publish-externals/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollo/client": "^3.10.8",
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
+    "crypto": "^1.0.1",
     "graphql": "^16.9.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/publish-externals/snapshot.json b/publish-externals/snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..770fdd3117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish-externals/snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "blogs": {}
+}
diff --git a/publish-externals/src/index.ts b/publish-externals/src/index.ts
index 7d256fb582..b61f014f6a 100644
--- a/publish-externals/src/index.ts
+++ b/publish-externals/src/index.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,133 @@ import path from "path"
 import * as hashnode from "./utils/hashnode"
 import {extractFrontMatterAndContent} from "./utils/markdown"
 import * as devTo from "./utils/devto"
+import snapshot from "../snapshot.json"
+import fs from "fs"
+import {createHash} from "crypto"
 
-const ExternalPublications = [
+interface Blog {
+  file: string
+  platforms: {
+    [platform: string]: {
+      published: boolean
+      lastUpdatePublished: boolean
+      lastSuccessfulPublishedAt?: string
+    }
+  }
+  hash?: string
+}
+
+interface ExternalPublication {
+  name: string
+  handler: (frontMatter: FrontMatter, content: string) => Promise<void>
+}
+
+interface FrontMatter {
+  slug: string
+}
+
+const ExternalPublications: ExternalPublication[] = [
   {name: "Hashnode", handler: hashnode.handler},
   {name: "Dev.to", handler: devTo.handler},
 ]
 
 const main = async () => {
-  const changedFiles = process.argv[2].split(" ")
-  const errors = []
-  for (const file of changedFiles) {
-    if (file.startsWith("blog/")) {
-      const filePath = path.join(__dirname, "../../", file)
-      const {frontMatter, content} = extractFrontMatterAndContent(filePath)
-      for (let publication of ExternalPublications) {
-        console.log(`[${publication.name}] ${frontMatter.slug} ... publishing ⏳`)
-        try {
-          await publication.handler(frontMatter, content)
-          console.log(`[${publication.name}] Success ${frontMatter.slug} ... succeeded ✅`)
-        } catch (error) {
-          errors.push(error)
-          console.error(`[${publication.name}] Failure ${frontMatter.slug} ... failed 💀`)
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2)
+  const hasPublishFlag = args.includes("--publish")
+  const addedFilesArg = args.filter((arg) => arg !== "--publish")[0]
+  const addedFiles = addedFilesArg ? addedFilesArg.split(" ") : []
+  const blogs: {[key: string]: Blog} = snapshot.blogs || {}
+  let toPublish = 0
+
+  try {
+    for (let publication of ExternalPublications) {
+      for (const file of addedFiles) {
+        const {frontMatter} = extractFrontMatterAndContent(path.join(__dirname, "../../", file))
+        const slug = frontMatter.slug
+        if (file.startsWith("blog/")) {
+          console.log("Publishing new blog", slug)
+          toPublish++
+          hasPublishFlag && (await publish(file, blogs, publication))
         }
       }
+
+      for (const slug in blogs) {
+        const file = blogs[slug].file
+        if (!addedFiles.includes(file)) {
+          const {content} = extractFrontMatterAndContent(path.join(__dirname, "../../", file))
+          const contentHash = createHash("sha256").update(content).digest("hex")
+
+          if (!blogs[slug].hash) {
+            console.log("Publishing new blog from snapshot", slug)
+            toPublish++
+            hasPublishFlag && (await publish(file, blogs, publication))
+          } else if (blogs[slug].hash !== contentHash) {
+            console.log("Publishing updated blog", slug)
+            toPublish++
+            hasPublishFlag && (await publish(file, blogs, publication))
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } finally {
+    if (toPublish === 0) {
+      console.log("No changes detected. Exiting.")
+    } else {
+      hasPublishFlag && (await writeSnapshot(blogs))
     }
   }
+}
+
+const publish = async (file: string, blogs: {[key: string]: Blog}, publication: ExternalPublication) => {
+  const filePath = path.join(__dirname, "../../", file)
+  const {frontMatter, content} = extractFrontMatterAndContent(filePath)
+  const platform = publication.name
+  const contentHash = createHash("sha256").update(content).digest("hex")
+  const slug = frontMatter.slug
+
+  console.log(`[${platform}] ${frontMatter.slug} ... publishing ⏳`)
+  try {
+    await publication.handler(frontMatter, content)
+
+    blogs[slug] = blogs[slug] || {
+      file,
+      platforms: {},
+    }
+    blogs[slug].platforms[platform] = {
+      published: true,
+      lastUpdatePublished: true,
+      lastSuccessfulPublishedAt: new Date().toUTCString(),
+    }
+    blogs[slug].hash = contentHash
+
+    console.log(`[${platform}] Success ${frontMatter.slug} ... succeeded ✅`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`[${platform}] Failure ${frontMatter.slug} ... failed 💀`)
 
-  if (errors.length !== 0) {
-    console.error(errors)
-    throw new Error("Publishing failed because of one or more errors")
+    blogs[slug] = blogs[slug] || {
+      file,
+      platforms: {},
+    }
+    blogs[slug].platforms[platform] = {
+      published: blogs[slug].platforms[platform]?.published || false,
+      lastUpdatePublished: false,
+    }
+    console.log(blogs[slug])
+  }
+}
+
+const writeSnapshot = async (blogs: {[key: string]: Blog}) => {
+  console.log("Writing Snapshot")
+  const snapshot = JSON.stringify({blogs}, null, 2)
+  console.log(snapshot)
+  try {
+    fs.writeFile(path.join(__dirname, "../", "snapshot.json"), snapshot, (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        console.error(err)
+      }
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err)
   }
 }