diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yaml
index 46d2d86d2..56f92445e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yaml
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Proto Subpackage Publish Required
         id: proto-required
         run: |
-          PUBLISH_REQUIRED="true"
+          PUBLISH_REQUIRED="false"
           if ! curl -sSLf "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hashgraph/proto/${{ steps.npm-package.outputs.proto-version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            PUBLISH_REQUIRED="false"
+            PUBLISH_REQUIRED="true"
           fi
           
           echo "publish-required=${PUBLISH_REQUIRED}" >>"${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Crypto Subpackage Publish Required
         id: crypto-required
         run: |
-          PUBLISH_REQUIRED="true"
+          PUBLISH_REQUIRED="false"
           if ! curl -sSLf "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hashgraph/cryptography/${{ steps.npm-package.outputs.crypto-version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            PUBLISH_REQUIRED="false"
+            PUBLISH_REQUIRED="true"
           fi
           
           echo "publish-required=${PUBLISH_REQUIRED}" >>"${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Calculate Proto Subpackage Publish Arguments
         id: proto-publish
         working-directory: packages/proto
-        if: ${{ steps.validate-release.outputs.proto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        if: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.proto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
         run: |
           PUBLISH_ARGS="--access public --no-git-checks"
           [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]] && PUBLISH_ARGS="${PUBLISH_ARGS} --dry-run"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Calculate Crypto Subpackage Publish Arguments
         id: crypto-publish
         working-directory: packages/cryptography
-        if: ${{ steps.validate-release.outputs.crypto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        if: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.crypto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
         run: |
           PUBLISH_ARGS="--access public --no-git-checks"
           [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]] && PUBLISH_ARGS="${PUBLISH_ARGS} --dry-run"
@@ -341,26 +341,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         working-directory: packages/proto
-        if: ${{ steps.validate-release.outputs.proto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
-        run: task -v publish -- ${{ steps.proto-publish.outputs.args }}
+        if: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.proto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        run: task -v publish -- ${{ needs.proto-publish.outputs.args }}
 
       - name: Publish Cryptography Release
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         working-directory: packages/cryptography
-        if: ${{ steps.validate-release.outputs.crypto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
-        run: task -v publish -- ${{ steps.crypto-publish.outputs.args }}
+        if: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.crypto-publish-required == 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        run: task -v publish -- ${{ needs.crypto-publish.outputs.args }}
 
       - name: Publish SDK Release
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: task -v publish -- ${{ steps.sdk-publish.outputs.args }}
+        run: task -v publish -- ${{ needs.sdk-publish.outputs.args }}
 
       - name: Generate Github Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@2c591bcc8ecdcd2db72b97d6147f871fcd833ba5 # v1.14.0
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run-enabled != 'true' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
         with:
-          tag: ${{ steps.validate-release.outputs.tag }}
+          tag: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.tag }}
           prerelease: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.prerelease == 'true' }}
           draft: false
           generateReleaseNotes: true