diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 631cd59e..7117c6e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,26 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
 jobs:
+  check-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      will-publish: ${{ steps.check.outputs.will-publish }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check for pending changesets
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          CHANGESETS=$(find .changeset -name "*.md" -not -name "README.md" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+          if [ "$CHANGESETS" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "will-publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "will-publish=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
   build-android:
+    needs: check-release
+    if: needs.check-release.outputs.will-publish == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -26,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
           path: packages/async-storage/android/local_repo
 
   build-apple:
+    needs: check-release
+    if: needs.check-release.outputs.will-publish == 'true'
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -46,7 +67,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-android, build-apple]
+    needs: [check-release, build-android, build-apple]
+    if: '!failure() && !cancelled()'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -57,11 +79,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn
       - name: Download Android artifacts
+        if: needs.check-release.outputs.will-publish == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: android-artifacts
           path: packages/async-storage/android/local_repo
       - name: Download Apple artifacts
+        if: needs.check-release.outputs.will-publish == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: apple-artifacts
diff --git a/scripts/build-native-lib.sh b/scripts/build-native-lib.sh
index 7fd6796d..e45d7f6b 100755
--- a/scripts/build-native-lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-native-lib.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ANDROID_OUTPUT_DIR="$MODULE_NAME/build"
 ANDROID_RN_OUTPUT_DIR="$RN_MODULE_DIR/android"
 ANDROID_PUBLISH_TASK="publishAndroidPublicationToLocalRepoRepository"
 
-APPLE_BUILD_TASK="assembleSharedAsyncStorageXCFramework"
+APPLE_BUILD_TASK="assembleSharedAsyncStorageReleaseXCFramework"
 APPLE_OUTPUT_NAME="SharedAsyncStorage.xcframework"
 APPLE_OUTPUT_DIR="$MODULE_NAME/build/XCFrameworks/release"
 APPLE_RN_OUTPUT_DIR="$RN_MODULE_DIR/apple-frameworks"
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ build_apple() {
   # symlinks
   rm "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Headers" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Modules" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Resources" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/SharedAsyncStorage"
 
-  cp -r --copy-content "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Headers" -t "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
-  cp -r --copy-content "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Modules" -t "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
-  cp -r --copy-content "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Resources" -t "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
-  cp --copy-content "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/SharedAsyncStorage" -t "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
+  cp -rL "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Headers" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
+  cp -rL "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Modules" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
+  cp -rL "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/Resources" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
+  cp -L "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions/A/SharedAsyncStorage" "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/"
 
   # clear versions, not needed
   rm -r "$MAC_OS_FRAMEWORK/Versions"