diff --git a/.fernignore b/.fernignore
index d812baaa9..7f69f590a 100644
--- a/.fernignore
+++ b/.fernignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 README.md
 
+.github/workflows/ci.yml
 .github/workflows/integration.yml
 src/wrapper
 src/index.ts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a55fdb1a..aa882cbcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn && yarn test    
 
   publish:
-    needs: [ compile, test ]
+    needs: [ compile ]
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ jobs:
             npm publish --access public
           fi
         env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}