diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3a644fc6..6179cb59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           args: publish -p $VSCE_TOKEN
         env:
           VSCE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VSCE_TOKEN }}
+
   create-release:
+    needs: publish-vscode
     name: Create Release
+    if: "contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@master