diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0eae52e..7ee2288 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.emulation == 'qemu'
 
     - name: Build wheels
-      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.18
+      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19
       env:
         CIBW_ARCHS: "${{ matrix.arch }}"
         # restrict to a single Python version as wheel does not depend on Python:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.14
-        if: github.event.inputs.deploy_to_testpypi == 'false'
+        if: (startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/')) || (github.event.inputs.deploy_to_testpypi == 'false')
 
       - name: Upload to TestPyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.14