diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 56327a3..ee5dd08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,42 +24,77 @@ env:
 
 
 jobs:
+  check-versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      do-release: ${{ steps.check-versions.outputs.do-release }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+
+      - name: Check Versions
+        id: check-versions
+        run: |
+          if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "do-release='true'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          local_version=$(npm pkg get version | tr -d '"')"
+          npm_version=$(npm show $GITHUB_REPOSITORY version)
+
+          npm install -g semver
+
+          if semver -r ">${npm_version}" "${local_version}"; then
+            echo "Local version is greater than npm version: run release"
+            echo "do-release='true'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Local version is not greater than npm version: nothing to do."
+            echo "do-release='false'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
   publish-npm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: check-versions
+    if: ${{ needs.check-versions.outputs.do-release == 'true' }}
     environment: npm
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        node-version: 22
-        registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-
-    - name: Run Unit Tests
-      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
-      run: |
-        npm ci
-        npm run test
-
-    - name: Publish to npm
-      run: npm publish --access public $DRY_RUN_OPTION
-      env:
-        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
-
-    - name: Get Version
-      id: get-version
-      run: |
-        echo "version=$(npm pkg get version | tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-    - name: Parse CHANGELOG.md
-      id: parse-changelog
-      uses: schwma/parse-changelog-action@v1.0.0
-      with:
-        version: '${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}'
-
-    - name: Create a GitHub release
-      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-      with:
-        tag: 'v${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}'
-        body: '${{ steps.parse-changelog.outputs.body }}'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+
+      - name: Run Unit Tests
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          npm run test
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish --access public $DRY_RUN_OPTION
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+
+      - name: Get Version
+        id: get-version
+        run: |
+          echo "version=$(npm pkg get version | tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Parse CHANGELOG.md
+        id: parse-changelog
+        uses: schwma/parse-changelog-action@v1.0.0
+        with:
+          version: '${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}'
+
+      - name: Create a GitHub release
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: 'v${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}'
+          body: '${{ steps.parse-changelog.outputs.body }}'