diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 46a3d14..b016dd1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-and-publish:
     runs-on: java26
-    needs: create-release
+    needs: run-tests
     env:
       MAVEN_REPO_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_REPO_URL }}
       MAVEN_REPO_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_REPO_USER }}