diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index cd43adc..cc0c0b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "is pre-release: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}"
           echo "publish triggered on: ${{ github.ref_type }}"
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]] &&
+          if ([[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]] &&
             [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}" == "true" ]] &&
-            [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == "${{ steps.package-info.outputs.version }}" ]]; then
-            echo "publishing prerelease with alpha tag from tag"
-            # npm publish --access public --tag alpha
-          elif [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "branch" ]] &&
-            [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == *"alpha"* ]]; then
-            echo "publishing prerelease with alpha tag from branch"
+            [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == "${{ steps.package-info.outputs.version }}" ]]) ||
+            ([[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "branch" ]] &&
+            [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == *"alpha"* ]]); then
+            echo "publishing prerelease with alpha tag from ${{ github.ref_type }}"
             # npm publish --access public --tag alpha
           else
             echo "publishing standard release"