diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index ad441806db..6b7bd1894a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 name: Publish Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - '*-main'  # Matches 5.4-main, 5.5-main, etc.
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       ref:
         description: "Branch or commit SHA to run on"
         required: false
         default: "main"
+      release_on_maven:
+        description: "Release on Maven Central"
+        required: true
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    # Auto-run only if this is a rel/* merge commit, OR manual dispatch
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request') &&
-      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'rel/'))
-
     env:
       MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}
       MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
@@ -94,7 +94,16 @@ jobs:
             -Psigning.password="$SDK_SIGNING_PASSWORD" \
             -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile="$GPG_FILE_PATH"
 
-      - name: Publish to Maven Central
+      - name: Determine Publishing Method
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.release_on_maven }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ Publishing to Maven Central And Release"
+          else
+            echo "🏠 Publishing to Maven Central - Not Releasing"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish and Release to Maven Central
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_on_maven == 'true'
         working-directory: OneSignalSDK
         run: |
           ./gradlew publishAndReleaseToMavenCentral --no-configuration-cache \
@@ -104,11 +113,20 @@ jobs:
             -Psigning.password="$SDK_SIGNING_PASSWORD" \
             -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile="$GPG_FILE_PATH"
 
-      - name: Get latest merged rel/* PR
+      - name: Publish Only to Maven Central
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_on_maven != 'true'
+        working-directory: OneSignalSDK
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew publishToMavenCentral --no-configuration-cache \
+            -PmavenCentralUsername="$MAVEN_USERNAME" \
+            -PmavenCentralPassword="$MAVEN_PASSWORD" \
+            -Psigning.keyId="$SDK_SIGNING_KEY_ID" \
+            -Psigning.password="$SDK_SIGNING_PASSWORD" \
+            -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile="$GPG_FILE_PATH"
+
+      - name: Get latest merged rel/* PR into main
         id: fetch_pr
         run: |
-          echo "Looking for merged release PRs into base branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
-          
           PR_JSON=$(gh pr list \
             --state merged \
             --base "$CURRENT_BRANCH" \
@@ -127,6 +145,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$PR_BODY" > release_notes.md
 
       - name: Tag and create GitHub Release
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_on_maven == 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ env.SDK_VERSION }}"
 
@@ -154,4 +173,4 @@ jobs:
           gh release create "$VERSION" \
             --title "$VERSION" \
             --notes-file release_notes.md \
-            $PRERELEASE
\ No newline at end of file
+            $PRERELEASE