diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 1f18fa41c9..1089ad4ee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ jobs:
         run: node scripts/prepublish.mjs
 
       - name: Publish to npm
-        run: npm publish --access public
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          # Check if this version is already published — skip instead of failing with E403
+          if npm view "omniroute@${VERSION}" version --silent 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^${VERSION}$"; then
+            echo "️⚠️ Version ${VERSION} is already published on npm — skipping."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}