diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cd91830..2d802ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 name: CI
+
 on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
     tags: ['v*']
   pull_request:
     branches: [master]
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -44,15 +46,30 @@ jobs:
           @semantic-release/exec \
           @semantic-release/git \
           @semantic-release/github
+
     - name: Semantic Release
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && matrix.python-version == '3.8'
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       run: npx semantic-release
-    - name: Publish to PyPI
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && matrix.python-version == '3.8'
+
+  # Separate job for PyPI publishing
+  publish:
+    needs: test
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: ci
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.8'
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install build twine
+    - name: Build and publish
+      run: |
         python -m build
-        python -m twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+        python -m twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
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