diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8bb5fa3a82a6..8f02f2d0737c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ jobs:
           gh run cancel ${{ github.run_id }}
           gh run watch ${{ github.run_id }}
 
-      - name: Cancel all release preparation runs
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: yarn release:cancel-preparation-runs
-
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -67,6 +62,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           yarn install
 
+      - name: Cancel all release preparation runs
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: yarn release:cancel-preparation-runs
+
       - name: Apply deferred version bump and commit
         working-directory: .
         run: |