diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
index 4f3e9bcc3..790b9ce36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ name: publish pypi
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - "main"
+    tags:
+      - '*'
 
 jobs:
   pypi-publish:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
     name: Upload release to PyPI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: