diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1f2768e..b37e0ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@neuralnomads/nomadworks",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@neuralnomads/nomadworks",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.1.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opencode-ai/plugin": "^1.2.6",
         "ignore": "^5.3.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbb6dd6..9c58d73 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@neuralnomads/nomadworks",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/NomadWorks"
diff --git a/scripts/resolve-release-version.js b/scripts/resolve-release-version.js
index 9b4856c..26ea362 100644
--- a/scripts/resolve-release-version.js
+++ b/scripts/resolve-release-version.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ const publishedVersions = loadPublishedVersions(packageName);
 let version = baseVersion;
 let publishTag = "latest";
 let channel = "release";
-let shouldPublish = true;
 let reason = "stable release from main";
 
 if (branch === "dev") {
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ if (branch === "dev") {
   }
 
   if (publishedVersions.includes(baseVersion)) {
-    shouldPublish = false;
-    reason = `version ${baseVersion} is already published on npm`;
+    fail(`version ${baseVersion} is already published on npm. Increment package.json version before merging to main.`);
   }
 } else {
   fail(`Unsupported branch '${branch}'. Expected 'dev' or 'main'.`);
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ const outputs = {
   version,
   publish_tag: publishTag,
   channel,
-  should_publish: shouldPublish,
+  should_publish: true,
   reason
 };