diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eea84663e0..6f89186e94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "format:check:prettier": "cross-env-shell prettier --check $npm_package_config_prettier",
     "format:fix:prettier": "cross-env-shell prettier --write $npm_package_config_prettier",
     "prepublishOnly": "run-s prepublishOnly:*",
-    "prepublishOnly:checkout": "git checkout main",
+    "prepublishOnly:checkout": "[ -z \"$npm_config_tag\" ] && git checkout main; exit 0",
     "prepublishOnly:pull": "git pull",
     "prepublishOnly:install": "npm ci",
     "prepublishOnly:test": "npm test",