diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index f427a674..cb336825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created == 'true' }}
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
 
       - name: read node version from the .nvmrc file