diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5edd68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Python
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_publish:
+    # See https://github.community/t/how-do-i-specify-job-dependency-running-in-another-workflow/16482
+    # for making this job depend on the CI success
+    # needs: lint_and_tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build and publish
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.7
+      - name: Install pypa/build
+        run: python -m pip install build --user
+      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+        run: python -m build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist/ .
+      - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.1
+        with:
+            user: __token__
+            password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index f5032262..ef8d1f96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -38,24 +38,3 @@ jobs:
           cmp --silent references/sdk_schemas.md references/sdk_schemas.md.tmp
           python bin/generate_sdk_schemas_documentation.py --models --output-path='references/sdk_models.md.tmp'
           cmp --silent references/sdk_models.md references/sdk_models.md.tmp
-  build_and_publish:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    needs: lint_and_tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Build and publish
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.7
-      - name: Install pypa/build
-        run: python -m pip install build --user
-      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
-        run: python -m build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist/ .
-      - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.1
-        with:
-            user: __token__
-            password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}