diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3a5f678..aa0f08c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: Publish Python Package
 
-# Trigger on:
-#  - pushes to main (publish to PyPI after merge)
-#  - published GitHub Releases (publish to PyPI for versioned releases)
+# Trigger only on published GitHub Releases (tagged releases)
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -41,17 +37,11 @@ jobs:
           name: python-package-distributions
           path: dist/
 
-  # Publish from pushes to main OR when a Release is published -> Production PyPI
+  # Publish only when a Release is published -> Production PyPI
   publish_pypi:
-    name: Publish to PyPI (main branch or GitHub Release)
+    name: Publish to PyPI (GitHub Release only)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build_sdist_and_wheel
-    # Run when:
-    #  - push to main branch, or
-    #  - release published event (keeps existing release-based behavior)
-    if: |
-      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') ||
-      (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published')
     environment: pypi
     permissions:
       id-token: write