diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
index 9da6aad1589..a7f8e6e11ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ jobs:
             GIT_HASH="${{ github.sha }}"
             GIT_HASH_LAST8=${GIT_HASH: -8}
             GIT_HASH_LAST8_DEC=$(printf "%d" 0x$GIT_HASH_LAST8)
-            GIT_HASH_MODULO_8=$((GIT_HASH_LAST8_DEC % 8))
+            # offset by 1 in comparison to ci.yml
+            GIT_HASH_MODULO_8=$(( (GIT_HASH_LAST8_DEC + 1) % 8))
             echo "username=master-${GIT_HASH_MODULO_8}"
             echo "username=master-${GIT_HASH_MODULO_8}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi