diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml
index 167ea578..9f9c918d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/action.yaml
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ jobs:
           mv dist/* ../dist
 
       - name: Upload Package to Gitea PyPI
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'build and publish')
         env:
           TWINE_USERNAME: "__token__"  # Username for Twine when using token-based auth
           TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PIP_REPOSITORY_API_TOKEN }}  # Use the secret for authentication
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
           twine upload --repository-url https://gitea.psi.ch/api/packages/mx/pypi \
-          --skip-existing \
           dist/*
   
   docs: