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..0deaafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-if-needed.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+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 exactVersion = execFileSync(
+      "npm",
+      ["view", `${localPackage.name}@${localPackage.version}`, "version"],
+      { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] },
+    ).trim();
+
+    return exactVersion !== 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" });