diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad6b427..cca6052 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Semantic Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -40,14 +42,4 @@ jobs:
         id: semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release
-
-      - name: Trigger crate publish
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic-release.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' }}
-        env:
-          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.semantic-release.outputs.next_release_version }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          TAG="v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-          echo "Tagging and dispatching publish for $TAG"
-          gh workflow run publish.yml --ref main -f tag="$TAG"
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: npx semantic-release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index a6d44a7..006f1a9 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
     "@semantic-release/changelog",
     ["@semantic-release/exec", {
-      "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/^version = \\\"[^\\\"]*\\\"/version = \\\"${nextRelease.version}\\\"/' Cargo.toml && cargo check"
+      "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/^version = \\\"[^\\\"]*\\\"/version = \\\"${nextRelease.version}\\\"/' Cargo.toml && cargo check",
+      "successCmd": "echo \"::notice::release ${nextRelease.version} published; dispatching crate publish\" && gh workflow run publish.yml --ref main -f tag=v${nextRelease.version}"
     }],
     ["@semantic-release/git", {
       "assets": ["Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock", "CHANGELOG.md"],