diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
index 24e9251966..25abc8f40a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-libs.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 name: Release Libs
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  # every time a new release is published
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
 
 jobs:
   libs_publish: