diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
index fe499481..fd9d526a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ name: Upload Python Package
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - v[0-9]+.**
+      # Publish only actual releases, not dev/alpha/beta/rc tags
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
 jobs:
   tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -45,13 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: python -m build --sdist --wheel
 
-      - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
-        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v2.1.1
-        with:
-          inputs: >-
-            ./dist/*.tar.gz
-            ./dist/*.whl
-
       - name: Update CHANGELOG
         id: changelog
         uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1