diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index e72ed2bce79..67e9584a625 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -385,6 +385,14 @@ jobs:
       - test-pypi-publish
       - pre-release-checks
       - test-prior-published-packages-against-new-core
+    if: >
+      (
+        startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/core')
+        && needs.test-prior-published-packages-against-new-core.result == 'success'
+      )
+      || (
+        !startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/core')
+      )
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       # This permission is used for trusted publishing: