diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a5e457..f38ad85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "lint": "biome check .",
     "lint:fix": "biome check . --write",
     "prerelease": "turbo run build",
-    "release": "changeset publish",
+    "release": "node scripts/release-if-needed.mjs",
     "build-storybook": "turbo run build-storybook"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/release-if-needed.mjs b/scripts/release-if-needed.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb41af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-if-needed.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
+const publishablePackages = ["packages/components/package.json"];
+
+const unpublishedPackages = publishablePackages.filter((packagePath) => {
+  const localPackage = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packagePath, "utf8"));
+
+  try {
+    const publishedVersion = JSON.parse(
+      execFileSync("npm", ["view", localPackage.name, "version", "--json"], {
+        encoding: "utf8",
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      }),
+    );
+
+    return publishedVersion !== localPackage.version;
+  } catch {
+    return true;
+  }
+});
+
+if (unpublishedPackages.length === 0) {
+  console.log("All publishable package versions are already on npm.");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+execFileSync("yarn", ["changeset", "publish"], { stdio: "inherit" });