diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d1548d2..b6f1978 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -19,30 +19,35 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      #- name: Check core qtil (src) pack
-      #  id: check_version
-      #  env:
-      #    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      #  run: |
-      #    PUBLISHED_VERSION=$(gh api /orgs/advanced-security/packages/container/qtil/versions --jq '.[0].metadata.container.tags[0]')
-      #    CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep version src/qlpack.yml | awk '{print $2}')
-      #    echo "Published version: $PUBLISHED_VERSION"
-      #    echo "Local version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
-      #    if [ "$PUBLISHED_VERSION" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
-      #      echo "publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      #    fi
+      - name: Check core qtil (src) pack
+        id: check_version
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          PUBLISHED_VERSION=$(gh api /orgs/advanced-security/packages/container/qtil/versions --jq '.[0].metadata.container.tags[0]')
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep version src/qlpack.yml | awk '{print $2}')
+          echo "Published version: $PUBLISHED_VERSION"
+          echo "Local version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+          if [ "$PUBLISHED_VERSION" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "publish=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      - name: Log skipped publishing
+        if: steps.check_version.outputs.publish == 'false'
+        run: echo "Publishing is skipped as the local version matches the published version."
       - name: Setup CodeQL
-      #  if: steps.check_version.outputs.publish == 'true'
+        if: steps.check_version.outputs.publish == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-codeql
 
       - name: Publish core qtil (src) pack
-      #  if: steps.check_version.outputs.publish == 'true'
+        if: steps.check_version.outputs.publish == 'true'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "Publishing pack 'qtil'."
           codeql pack install "src"
-          codeql pack publish "src"
+          codeql pack publish --dry-run "src"
 
   publish_langs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest