diff --git a/examples/github-minimal.yml b/examples/github-minimal.yml
index dde844e3..5e7f6b3b 100644
--- a/examples/github-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/github-minimal.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ./wheelhouse
 
     - name: Publish to PyPI
+      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master #see https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish for setup
       with:
         user: __token__