diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3205629..1b4761c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-to-pypi:
     if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
+    needs: commit-changelog-and-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.version-tag }}
       - uses: deargen/workflows/actions/setup-python-and-uv@master
       - name: Build and upload to PyPI
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
         run: |
-          git tag -a ${{ github.event.inputs.version-tag }} -m "Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version-tag }}"
           uv pip install build twine
           python -m build . --sdist
           twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }} --non-interactive