diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5417fdb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Publish NPM Package
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - released
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    # check for version in the release tag - example: v1.0.0
+    if: contains(github.event.release.tag_name, '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [16.14.2]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout 🛎️
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: 'npm'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      # TODO - find better approch to install the peer dependencies for local developement
+      - name: Link lib
+        run:  npm link ./projects/password-strength-meter
+
+      - name: Build - Lib
+        run: npm run build:lib:prod
+
+      - name: Get package version
+        id: package-version
+        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@master
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish dist/password-strength-meter/
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
index d2f385e7..8b9f29b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
@@ -89,49 +89,3 @@ jobs:
         with:
           branch: gh-pages # The branch the action should deploy to.
           folder: docs # The folder the action should deploy.
-
-  publish:
-    needs: deploy
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.14.2]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout 🛎️
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          cache: 'npm'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      # TODO - find better approch to install the peer dependencies for local developement
-      - name: Link lib
-        run:  npm link ./projects/password-strength-meter
-
-      - name: Build - Lib
-        run: npm run build:lib:prod
-
-      - name: Get package version
-        id: package-version
-        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@master
-
-      - name: Create release
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        with:
-          tag: v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}
-          commit: ${{ github.sha }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Publish to npm
-        run: npm publish dist/password-strength-meter/
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}