diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 4d41751..6e845ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
           app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Populate Release for github packages
-        id: populate-release-gh-packages
+      - name: Populate Release
+        id: populate-release
         uses: martenrichter/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@fix_409_error_recognition 
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           release_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_url }}
-          steps_to_skip: "build-python,check-python,check-python"
+          steps_to_skip: ${{ github.event.inputs.steps_to_skip }}
 
       - name: Finalize Release for github packages
         id: finalize-release-gh-packages
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           steps_to_skip: "forwardport-changelog,publish-release"     
           release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
 
-      - name: Populate Release
-        id: populate-release
-        uses: martenrichter/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@fix_409_error_recognition 
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
-          release_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_url }}
-          steps_to_skip: ${{ github.event.inputs.steps_to_skip }}
-
       - name: Finalize Release
         id: finalize-release
         env: