diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b8159b6bb..8f57dc674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -88,8 +88,55 @@ jobs:
           semver_string: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           semver_pattern: '^release/(.*)$'
 
-      - name: update nextBump (release)
+      - name: Check version-policy version (release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')
+        id: release_version_policy
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.semver_release.outputs.full }}
+        run: |
+          node <<'NODE'
+          const fs = require('fs');
+          const policies = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('common/config/rush/version-policies.json', 'utf8'));
+          const policyVersion = policies[0] && policies[0].version;
+          const releaseVersion = process.env.RELEASE_VERSION;
+
+          const parseVersion = version => String(version).split('-')[0].split('.').map(Number);
+          const compareVersion = (a, b) => {
+            const av = parseVersion(a);
+            const bv = parseVersion(b);
+            for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(av.length, bv.length); i++) {
+              const diff = (av[i] || 0) - (bv[i] || 0);
+              if (diff !== 0) {
+                return diff;
+              }
+            }
+            return 0;
+          };
+
+          if (!releaseVersion || !policyVersion) {
+            console.error('Missing release version or version-policy version.', { releaseVersion, policyVersion });
+            process.exit(1);
+          }
+
+          const result = compareVersion(releaseVersion, policyVersion);
+          if (result < 0) {
+            console.error(
+              `Release version ${releaseVersion} is lower than version-policy version ${policyVersion}.`
+            );
+            process.exit(1);
+          }
+
+          const shouldSkip = result === 0 ? 'true' : 'false';
+          fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT, `skip_next_bump=${shouldSkip}\n`);
+          console.log(
+            result === 0
+              ? `Release version ${releaseVersion} equals version-policy version ${policyVersion}, skip nextBump update.`
+              : `Release version ${releaseVersion} is greater than version-policy version ${policyVersion}, update nextBump.`
+          );
+          NODE
+
+      - name: update nextBump (release)
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') && steps.release_version_policy.outputs.skip_next_bump != 'true'
         uses: xile611/set-next-bump-of-rush@main
         with:
           release_version: ${{ steps.semver_release.outputs.full }}
@@ -309,8 +356,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "Build packages: ${package_names[*]}"
           node common/scripts/install-run-rush.js build "${build_args[@]}"
 
-      - name: Publish to npm (release)
+      - name: Check npm version (release)
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')
+        id: npm_version_release
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.semver_release.outputs.main }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if npm view "@visactor/vtable@$PACKAGE_VERSION" version --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Version $PACKAGE_VERSION already exists on npm, skip publish."
+            echo "skip_publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "Version $PACKAGE_VERSION does not exist on npm, continue publish."
+            echo "skip_publish=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish to npm (release)
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') && steps.npm_version_release.outputs.skip_publish != 'true'
         run: node common/scripts/install-run-rush.js publish --publish --include-all --tag latest
 
       - name: Update shrinkwrap