diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index aca2b18..bc9b6b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           packages-dir: dist/
+          skip-existing: true
 
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