diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6ab74ce..83f4ba8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -138,11 +138,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # need tags to generate release notes
+
+      - name: Publish rust
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}
+        run: cargo publish --allow-dirty
+
       - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+
       - name: Release Notes
         run: |
           echo '## Changes since previous release:' > changelog.md
@@ -173,11 +180,6 @@ jobs:
             javascript/evmole-*.tgz
             dist-py/*
 
-      - name: Publish rust
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}
-        run: cargo publish --allow-dirty
-
       - name: Publish javascript
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}