diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f3220682..034f86ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # not on PRs
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         GITHUB_CI: true