diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0dfb2d1..ce72cbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
         id: extract_branch
+      - run: echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: npm run publish:release -- --canary --preid=$BRANCH.$GITHUB_RUN_ID.$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER --dist-tag=$BRANCH --yes
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'ringcentral/ringcentral-js' }}
+        if: ${{ contains(env.TAG, 'refs/heads') && github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'ringcentral/ringcentral-js' }}
         env:
           BRANCH: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      - run: echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: npm run publish:release -- $TAG --yes
         if: ${{ env.TAG != '' && !contains(env.TAG, '/') && !contains(env.TAG, '-') && github.repository == 'ringcentral/ringcentral-js' }}
         env: