diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 507a5ef67..061eef9a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: ./scripts/publish.sh
+      - name: Make sure that @asciidoctor/core has been published on npmjs
+        run: |
+          timeout 60s ./scripts/wait-asciidoctor-core-published.sh
       - name: Produce binaries
         run: ./scripts/binaries.sh
       # create the GitHub release
diff --git a/scripts/wait-asciidoctor-core-published.sh b/scripts/wait-asciidoctor-core-published.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1fd4bc356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/wait-asciidoctor-core-published.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT=`realpath $0`
+SCRIPT_PATH=`dirname ${SCRIPT}`
+
+cd "$SCRIPT_PATH"
+cd ../packages/asciidoctor
+
+ASCIIDOCTOR_CORE_VERSION=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").dependencies["@asciidoctor/core"])')
+
+until [ $(npm view @asciidoctor/core version) = "$ASCIIDOCTOR_CORE_VERSION" ];
+do
+  echo "Waiting for @asciidoctor/core $ASCIIDOCTOR_CORE_VERSION to be published..."
+  sleep 5s
+done
+
+echo "@asciidoctor/core $ASCIIDOCTOR_CORE_VERSION is published!"
+echo "npm view @asciidoctor/core version"
+npm view  @asciidoctor/core version