diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 205a4e2..80506a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run test
       - name: Package module
         run: npm pack
-      - name: Determine version
+      - name: Verify tag version is the same as package.json version
         id: version
-        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF:11}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          [ ${GITHUB_REF:11} = $(node -p "require('./package.json').version") ]
+          echo "version=${GITHUB_REF:11}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Upload npm package file
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
         with: