diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 488180420..a6920a76c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
 
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       url: https://pypi.org/p/swiftest
     permissions:
       id-token: write
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with: