diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index 7f3300e..0a537b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: push
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build distribution 📦
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
   publish-to-pypi:
     name: >-
       Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
     needs:
     - build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest