diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9fa9d27..631d80a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,12 @@ jobs:
             RECOVERY_RUN=true
           fi
 
-          skip_upload=$(PYTHONPATH=. RECOVERY_RUN="$RECOVERY_RUN" PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS="$PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS" RECOVERY_CONFIRMED="$RECOVERY_CONFIRMED" python - <<'PY'
+          GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS=false
+          if gh release view "$EFFECTIVE_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS=true
+          fi
+
+          skip_upload=$(PYTHONPATH=. RECOVERY_RUN="$RECOVERY_RUN" PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS="$PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS" RECOVERY_CONFIRMED="$RECOVERY_CONFIRMED" GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS="$GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS" python - <<'PY'
           from sql_query_mcp.release_metadata import should_skip_pypi_upload
           import os
 
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ jobs:
                   is_recovery_run=os.environ["RECOVERY_RUN"] == "true",
                   pypi_version_exists=os.environ["PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS"] == "true",
                   recovery_confirmed=os.environ["RECOVERY_CONFIRMED"] == "true",
+                  github_release_exists=os.environ["GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS"] == "true",
               )
               else "false"
           )
@@ -155,9 +161,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "skip_upload=$skip_upload"
             echo "pypi_version_exists=$PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS"
             echo "recovery_run=$RECOVERY_RUN"
+            echo "github_release_exists=$GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           {
             echo "PyPI exists: $PYPI_VERSION_EXISTS"
+            echo "GitHub Release exists: $GITHUB_RELEASE_EXISTS"
             echo "Skip upload: $skip_upload"
           } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
diff --git a/sql_query_mcp/release_metadata.py b/sql_query_mcp/release_metadata.py
index 395f48b..4a7095f 100644
--- a/sql_query_mcp/release_metadata.py
+++ b/sql_query_mcp/release_metadata.py
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ def should_skip_pypi_upload(
     is_recovery_run: bool,
     pypi_version_exists: bool,
     recovery_confirmed: bool,
+    github_release_exists: bool,
 ) -> bool:
-    return is_recovery_run and pypi_version_exists and recovery_confirmed
+    if not pypi_version_exists:
+        return False
+    if is_recovery_run and recovery_confirmed:
+        return True
+    return github_release_exists
 
 
 def decide_backmerge_action(target: str, has_open_pr: bool, has_diff: bool) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_release_metadata.py b/tests/test_release_metadata.py
index 1c435cf..4ec78fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_metadata.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def test_should_skip_pypi_upload_requires_all_conditions(self) -> None:
                 is_recovery_run=True,
                 pypi_version_exists=True,
                 recovery_confirmed=True,
+                github_release_exists=False,
             )
         )
         self.assertFalse(
@@ -94,6 +95,27 @@ def test_should_skip_pypi_upload_requires_all_conditions(self) -> None:
                 is_recovery_run=True,
                 pypi_version_exists=False,
                 recovery_confirmed=True,
+                github_release_exists=False,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_should_skip_pypi_upload_for_rerun_after_release_exists(self) -> None:
+        self.assertTrue(
+            should_skip_pypi_upload(
+                is_recovery_run=False,
+                pypi_version_exists=True,
+                recovery_confirmed=False,
+                github_release_exists=True,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_should_skip_pypi_upload_requires_signal_when_release_missing(self) -> None:
+        self.assertFalse(
+            should_skip_pypi_upload(
+                is_recovery_run=False,
+                pypi_version_exists=True,
+                recovery_confirmed=False,
+                github_release_exists=False,
             )
         )