diff --git a/.github/workflows/jsr-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/jsr-publish.yml
index 871779e..d7fe3bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jsr-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jsr-publish.yml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish libs/ts/assert-never
         working-directory: libs/ts/assert-never
-        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net ../jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts && npx jsr publish
+        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-run ../jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
         
       - name: Publish libs/ts/date
         working-directory: libs/ts/date
-        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net ../jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts && npx jsr publish
+        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-run ../jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
         
       - name: Publish libs/ts/detect-runtime
         working-directory: libs/ts/detect-runtime
-        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net ../jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts && npx jsr publish
+        run: deno run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-run ../jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
         
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diff --git a/libs/ts/assert-never/jsr.json b/libs/ts/assert-never/jsr.json
index eb00a98..c0464ce 100644
--- a/libs/ts/assert-never/jsr.json
+++ b/libs/ts/assert-never/jsr.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@axhxrx/assert-never",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "exports": "./mod.ts"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/ts/jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts b/libs/ts/jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
similarity index 78%
rename from libs/ts/jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
rename to libs/ts/jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
index 423edcb..9fba4de 100644
--- a/libs/ts/jsr-metadata/local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
+++ b/libs/ts/jsr-metadata/publish-if-local-version-is-newer.deno.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,29 @@ console.log('JSR version is old:', isOld);
 if (!isOld)
 {
   console.log('Doing nothing and exiting with exit status 1');
-  Deno.exit(1);
+  Deno.exit(0);
 }
 else
 {
-  console.log('Will exit with status 0');
+  console.log('🚀🚀🚀 PUBLISHING... ');
+  const publishCommand = new Deno.Command("npx", {
+    args: ["jsr", "publish"],
+    stdout: "piped",
+    stderr: "piped",
+  });
+
+  const { code, stdout, stderr } = await publishCommand.output();
+
+  if (code === 0) {
+    console.log('✅ Published successfully!');
+  } else {
+    console.error('❌ Failed to publish.');
+    const errorString = new TextDecoder().decode(stderr);
+    console.error(errorString);
+    const outputString = new TextDecoder().decode(stdout);
+    console.log(outputString);
+    Deno.exit(code);
+  }
+
   Deno.exit(0);
 }