diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index c281dbb..2b53eaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
             target/assets/*
 
       - name: generate cultivator token
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@67018539274d69449ef7c02e8e71183d1719ab42 # v2.1.4
         id: generate-token
         with: