diff --git a/.github/workflows/conventional-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/conventional-changelog.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 90b27bd..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/conventional-changelog.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-name: release-please
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
-        with:
-          release-type: node
-          package-name: release-please-action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
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index 2367352..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    tags:
-      - "*"
-
-name: NPM publish
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ununtu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: 16
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: npm install
-      - run: npm publish --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
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index 0000000..184de47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        with:
+          release-type: node
+          package-name: release-please-action
+      # The logic below handles the npm publication:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
+        # a new release is created:
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm ci
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}