diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-generator-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-generator-cli.yml
index eeee1ddcb3..a06a0eef9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-generator-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-generator-cli.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: Publish Generator CLI
 
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    tags: ["*"]
 
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: "@fern-api/generator-cli"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   publish_sdk:
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.event_name == 'push'  && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/generator-cli@')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4