diff --git a/checks/fileparser/github_workflow.go b/checks/fileparser/github_workflow.go
index 9461c250c98..cc1622d0654 100644
--- a/checks/fileparser/github_workflow.go
+++ b/checks/fileparser/github_workflow.go
@@ -565,6 +565,15 @@ func IsPackagingWorkflow(workflow *actionlint.Workflow, fp string) (JobMatchResu
 			},
 			LogText: "candidate container publishing workflow using ko",
 		},
+		{
+			// Commonly JavaScript packages, but supports multiple ecosystems
+			Steps: []*JobMatcherStep{
+				{
+					Run: "npx.*semantic-release",
+				},
+			},
+			LogText: "candidate publishing workflow using semantic-release",
+		},
 	}
 
 	return AnyJobsMatch(workflow, jobMatchers, fp, "not a publishing workflow")
diff --git a/checks/fileparser/github_workflow_test.go b/checks/fileparser/github_workflow_test.go
index 4702c80a626..cf2912e4fc2 100644
--- a/checks/fileparser/github_workflow_test.go
+++ b/checks/fileparser/github_workflow_test.go
@@ -998,6 +998,11 @@ func TestIsPackagingWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 			filename: "../testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-packaging-cargo.yaml",
 			expected: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "semantic-release publish",
+			filename: "../testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-packaging-semantic-release.yaml",
+			expected: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt // Re-initializing variable so it is not changed while executing the closure below
diff --git a/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-packaging-semantic-release.yaml b/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-packaging-semantic-release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..671f1a51f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-packaging-semantic-release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Security Scorecard Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: semantic-release
+        run: npx -p @semantic-release/git semantic-release
+        with:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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