diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-wasm.yml b/.github/workflows/main-wasm.yml
index 236fcb72..8cf2ea15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-wasm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-wasm.yml
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check if VERSION changed
         id: version_changed
-        if: github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) && github.event_name == 'push'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
         run: |
-          if git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^VERSION$'; then
+          if echo "${{ github.ref }}" | grep -q '^refs/tags/'; then
             echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [ "${{ github.ref }}" = "refs/heads/${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" ]; then
+            if git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^VERSION$'; then
+              echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
           else
             echo "changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi