diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index bea9c57..90f1490 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: "ubuntu-latest"
+    outputs:
+      release_created:
+        description: "'true' when the root package was released. Gate a publish or docker job on this. Only set for the root package - on a multi-package manifest other paths are exposed by the action as '<path>--release_created', which a reusable workflow cannot forward."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+      releases_created:
+        description: "'true' when at least one release was created. Use this rather than release_created on a multi-package manifest."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.releases_created }}
+      tag_name:
+        description: "Tag of the root package's release, e.g. v1.2.3. Empty when it was not released."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
+      version:
+        description: "Version of the root package's release, e.g. 1.2.3 - the tag without its prefix. Empty when it was not released."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.version }}
+      sha:
+        description: "Commit the root package's release was cut from."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.sha }}
+      paths_released:
+        description: "JSON array of the released package paths. The one to iterate over on a multi-package manifest."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.paths_released }}
+      prs:
+        description: "JSON array of the release pull requests opened or updated by this run."
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.prs }}
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
@@ -31,8 +53,21 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
+    # Forwarded from the action so callers can gate follow-up jobs. Without them a caller's
+    # `if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'` silently evaluates to false and
+    # the follow-up never runs - the release is tagged, but nothing is published. The README has
+    # documented that exact pattern all along.
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      releases_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+      version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
+      sha: ${{ steps.release.outputs.sha }}
+      paths_released: ${{ steps.release.outputs.paths_released }}
+      prs: ${{ steps.release.outputs.prs }}
     steps:
       - name: Run release-please
+        id: release
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
         with:
           config-file: ${{ inputs.config-file }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 616edf6..44c05ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,10 +176,39 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  release:
-    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/release-please.yml@v2
+  release-please:
+    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/release-please.yml@v2.5.0
 ```
 
+The workflow forwards the action's outputs, so a follow-up job can be gated on whether a
+release was actually cut:
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/release-please.yml@v2.5.0
+
+  publish:
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'
+    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml@v2.5.0
+    secrets: inherit
+```
+
+| Output | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `release_created` | `'true'` when the root package was released. |
+| `releases_created` | `'true'` when at least one release was created - use this on a multi-package manifest. |
+| `tag_name` | Tag of the root package's release, e.g. `v1.2.3`. Empty when it was not released. |
+| `version` | Version of the root package's release, e.g. `1.2.3`. Empty when it was not released. |
+| `sha` | Commit the root package's release was cut from. |
+| `paths_released` | JSON array of released package paths. |
+| `prs` | JSON array of the release pull requests opened or updated. |
+
+On a multi-package manifest the action exposes per-package values as `<path>--release_created`
+and friends. Those names are not fixed, so a reusable workflow cannot declare them - gate on
+`releases_created` and read `paths_released` instead.
+
 ### Close invalid PRs
 
 ```yaml