diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml
index ab0683fe8..ee4e00099 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Report Workflow Failure
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build]
-    if: always() && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    if: always() && failure() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index a1a57a24d..f326ef6eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Report Workflow Failure
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build-lancedb, test-lancedb, publish]
-    if: always() && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    if: always() && failure() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index 152be52fb..ee79166c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: write
-    if: always() && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    if: always() && failure() && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/python-v')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/create-failure-issue