diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6c47b28..cb4c1e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - fix-tagging-step-condition-check
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -15,30 +15,19 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.BE_SDK_PAT }}
-        id: release
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
         with:
           registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+          dry-run: true
+          check-repo: false
+          no-verify: true
+        id: publish-crates
       # https://github.com/googleapis/release-please-action?tab=readme-ov-file#creating-majorminor-tags
       - name: Tag versions
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created && fromJSON(steps.publish-crates.outputs.published).* }}
         run: |
-          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
-          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-          git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/googleapis/release-please-action.git"
-          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
-          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
-          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
-          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
-          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}"
-          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}"
-          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
-          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}
+          echo "Tagging versions"
+          echo "published: ${{ steps.publish-crates.outputs.published }}"
+          echo "conclusion: ${{ steps.publish-crates.conclusion }}"
+          echo "outcome: ${{ steps.publish-crates.outcome }}"