diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
index a4b2876..967b9d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist
 
       - name: Python Semantic Release
+        id: semantic-release
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
         with:
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           root_options: $DRY_RUN
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI
-        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run && steps.semantic-release.outputs.released == 'true' }}
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           packages-dir: dist
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ec309a3..a7fa735 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ prerelease = false
 [tool.semantic_release.commit_parser_options]
 allowed_tags = ["build", "chore", "ci", "docs", "feat", "fix", "perf", "style", "refactor", "test"]
 minor_tags = ["feat"]
-patch_tags = ["fix", "perf", "docs"]
+patch_tags = ["fix", "perf", "docs", "chore", "ci", "refactor"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release.publish]
 dist_glob_patterns = ["dist/*.whl"] # order here is important to ensure compiler wheel is published first