diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0abce9307..6e2f97a30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,14 +36,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           remote_version=$(pip index versions aries-cloudagent)
           version=$(grep -oP '(?<=Available versions: ).*?(?=,)' <<< "$remote_version")
+          echo current_available_version=$version >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Remote version = $version"
-
       - name: Get global aries-cloudagent version from plugins repo
         id: current_global_version
         run: |
           lock_version=$(grep -A1 'name = "aries-cloudagent"' poetry.lock | grep -v 'name = "aries-cloudagent"')
           version=$(grep -oP '(?<=").*?(?=")' <<< "$lock_version")
+          echo current_global_version=$version >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Global version = $version"
+      - name: Check if aries-cloudagent upgrade available
+        run: |
+          function version { echo "$@" | awk -F. '{ printf("%d%03d%03d%03d\n", $1,$2,$3,$4); }'; }
+          echo ${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.version}}
+          echo ${{ steps.current_global_version.outputs.version }}
+          if [ $(version ${{ steps.current_available_version.outputs.version}}) -ge $(version ${{ steps.current_global_version.outputs.version }})]; then
+            echo "Version of aries-cloudagent is up to date"
+            exit 1
+          fi
       - name: Update global acapy version
         run: |
           cd .. && python repo_manager.py 3
@@ -60,8 +70,3 @@ jobs:
           git add . 
           git push --set-upstream origin release-v0.12.0
           gh pr create --reviewer jamshale --title "Release" --body "To fill in" --base main --head jamshale:release-v0.12.0 
-
-    # git commit -m "Automated Pull Request"
-    # git push --set-upstream origin main
-    
-    # git request-pull v1.0 https://github.com/jamshale/aries-acapy-plugins