diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7f9d63f107a..6d5ceac66a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -99,13 +99,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 24.12.0
       - name: Create Release Pull Request
+        id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@e0145edc7d9d8679003495b11f87bd8ef63c0cba # v1
         with:
           version: pnpm changeset-manifests
           title: Version Packages - ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          publish: pnpm release latest
+          createGithubReleases: false
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish packages
+        if: steps.changesets.outputs.hasChangesets == 'false'
+        run: pnpm release latest
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ''
           NPM_TOKEN: ''
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -134,6 +140,5 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ''
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ''
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
           SHOPIFY_CLI_BUILD_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}