diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
index d5512f3c..3590cf14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.npm_token }}
         run: npm publish --access public
       - id: publish-event
-        uses: speakeasy-api/sdk-generation-action@v15
+        uses: speakeasy-api/sdk-generation-action@v15.11.0
         if: always()
         with:
           github_access_token: ${{ secrets.github_access_token }}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f1069d8b..b8278a95 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ outputs:
     description: "The directory the SDK target was generated to"
 runs:
   using: "docker"
-  image: "docker://ghcr.io/speakeasy-api/sdk-generation-action:v15"
+  image: "docker://ghcr.io/speakeasy-api/sdk-generation-action:v15.11.0"
   env:
     SPEAKEASY_API_KEY: ${{ inputs.speakeasy_api_key }}
     SPEAKEASY_SERVER_URL: ${{ inputs.speakeasy_server_url }}
diff --git a/internal/actions/publishEvent.go b/internal/actions/publishEvent.go
index edf52f2d..324f064a 100644
--- a/internal/actions/publishEvent.go
+++ b/internal/actions/publishEvent.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func PublishEvent() error {
-	if _, err := initAction(); err != nil {
+	g, err := initAction()
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ func PublishEvent() error {
 
 		version := processLockFile(*loadedCfg.LockFile, event)
 
+		if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(os.Getenv("GH_ACTION_RESULT")), "success") {
+			if err = g.SetReleaseToPublished(version); err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Failed to set release to published %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		var processingErr error
 		switch os.Getenv("INPUT_REGISTRY_NAME") {
 		case "pypi":
diff --git a/internal/git/releases.go b/internal/git/releases.go
index 4180d623..b2c4b0fc 100644
--- a/internal/git/releases.go
+++ b/internal/git/releases.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v54/github"
 	"github.com/speakeasy-api/sdk-generation-action/internal/environment"
@@ -16,6 +17,31 @@ import (
 //go:embed goreleaser.yml
 var tfGoReleaserConfig string
 
+func (g *Git) SetReleaseToPublished(version string) error {
+	if g.repo == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("repo not cloned")
+	}
+	tag := "v" + version
+
+	release, _, err := g.client.Repositories.GetReleaseByTag(context.Background(), os.Getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER"), getRepo(), tag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get release for tag %s: %w", tag, err)
+	}
+
+	if release != nil && release.ID != nil {
+		if release.Body != nil && !strings.Contains(*release.Body, "Publishing Completed") {
+			body := *release.Body + "\n\nPublishing Completed"
+			release.Body = &body
+		}
+
+		if _, _, err = g.client.Repositories.EditRelease(context.Background(), os.Getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER"), getRepo(), *release.ID, release); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add to release body for tag %s: %w", tag, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (g *Git) CreateRelease(releaseInfo releases.ReleasesInfo, outputs map[string]string) error {
 	if g.repo == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("repo not cloned")
@@ -70,12 +96,14 @@ func (g *Git) CreateRelease(releaseInfo releases.ReleasesInfo, outputs map[strin
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				if release, _, err := g.client.Repositories.GetReleaseByTag(context.Background(), os.Getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER"), getRepo(), *tagName); err == nil && release != nil {
-					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("a github release with tag %s already existing ... skipping publishing", *tagName))
-					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("to publish this version again delete the github tag and release"))
-					if _, ok := outputs[fmt.Sprintf("publish_%s", lang)]; ok {
-						outputs[fmt.Sprintf("publish_%s", lang)] = "false"
+					if release.Body != nil && strings.Contains(*release.Body, "Publishing Completed") {
+						fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("a github release with tag %s already existing ... skipping publishing", *tagName))
+						fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("to publish this version again delete the github tag and release"))
+						if _, ok := outputs[fmt.Sprintf("publish_%s", lang)]; ok {
+							outputs[fmt.Sprintf("publish_%s", lang)] = "false"
+						}
 					}
-
+					// TODO: Consider deleting and recreating the release if we are moving forward with publishing
 					return nil
 				}