diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 465c1ca..4733490 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm i
           npm i -g semantic-release
+          # We do a semantic-release DRY RUN to make the job fail if there are no changes to release
+          GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }} GITEA_URL=https://git.datacontroller.io semantic-release --dry-run | grep -q "There are no relevant changes, so no new version is released." && exit 1
           GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }} GITEA_URL=https://git.datacontroller.io semantic-release
 
       - name: Frontend Build