diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index af9de1157ae..38208488091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if version has already been tagged
         id: check_tag_exists
         run: |-
+          if [ ! -f dist/dist/releasetag.txt ]; then (echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT) && exit 0; fi
           TAG=$(cat dist/dist/releasetag.txt)
           ([ ! -z "$TAG" ] && git ls-remote -q --exit-code --tags origin $TAG && (echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT)) || (echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT)
           cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2caf1c1aca2..aad5e1c4fb7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@
     jsii-srcmak "0.1.1005"
 
 "@cdktf/provider-project@^0.5.0":
-  version "0.5.17"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.5.17.tgz#074af1e68fb70a06648776f770b3540b137ad386"
-  integrity sha512-+DMbzsWGpwLioESctBwWt1tyJ28EmTL8F+lKbHuBp1SELuEWL56BHyMnTiO3tQdSTwe1caNo8D51pKc9O7cn6w==
+  version "0.5.19"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cdktf/provider-project/-/provider-project-0.5.19.tgz#98af4f277a3cb34fd38aea33fc808fef7ac25a84"
+  integrity sha512-E8UQpZHNyG1ZczfNzU8EIAXYmFY7us4xvrfp5CeWjcHm3NiRWkfb0EBAXQb1svbT66bh5xyZbzhliph1rsrP3Q==
   dependencies:
     change-case "^4.1.2"
     fs-extra "^10.1.0"