build: improve release script checks

package.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "capacitor:copy:before": "rm -rf $CAPACITOR_WEB_DIR/splash && rm -rf $CAPACITOR_WEB_DIR/screenshots",
     "upgrade:packageManager": "corepack use pnpm@latest",
     "upgrade:react": "pnpm i --save react@experimental react-dom@experimental babel-plugin-react-compiler@experimental eslint-plugin-react-compiler@experimental eslint-plugin-react-hooks@experimental",
-    "release": "release-it && echo 'Version successfully bumped, but release not yet cut!' && ./scripts/postrelease.sh"
+    "release": "./scripts/prerelease.sh"
   },
   "imports": {
     "#/*": "./src/*"

scripts/prerelease.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Use Node.js to read the version from package.json
+version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+
+# Check if the git tag exists on the remote (origin) without 'v' prefix
+if git ls-remote --tags origin "$version" | grep -q "refs/tags/$version"; then
+    echo "Tag $version exists on origin (was released), proceeding with bump..."
+    pnpm exec release-it
+    echo 'Version successfully bumped, but release not yet cut!'
+else
+    echo "Tag $version does not exist on origin."
+    echo "This means $version hasn't been released yet."
+fi
+
+./scripts/postrelease.sh