diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yaml
index 450affc..218cd54 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     runs-on: nixos-latest
+    needs: build
     strategy: *strategy
     steps:
       - name: login to container registry