diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_release.yml b/.github/workflows/check_release.yml
index 592eea1..1db64d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat version.json | jq -r '.version')
 
           # Compare the latest release with the current version
-          if [ "$LATEST_RELEASE" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
+          if [ -n "$LATEST_RELEASE" ] && [ "$LATEST_RELEASE" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ] && [ "$LATEST_RELEASE" != "null" ]; then
             echo "New release found: $LATEST_RELEASE"
             
             # Update version.json with the latest version and increment versionCode