`npm dist-tag add` is always called

[aqeelat]

Current Behavior

When releasing, npm dist-tag add is always being called even if the package is not published. This is causing release to fail with error:

  npm dist-tag add error:
  npm dist-tag add stdout:
  {}

Expected Behavior

To only call dist-tag add when there is something to update.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

using this nx config, run nx release in a monorepo with multiple packages.

{
  "$schema": "./node_modules/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json",
  "namedInputs": {
    "default": ["{projectRoot}/**/*", "sharedGlobals"],
    "production": [
      "default",
      "!{projectRoot}/**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[jt]s?(x)?(.snap)",
      "!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.spec.json",
      "!{projectRoot}/jest.config.[jt]s",
      "!{projectRoot}/src/test-setup.[jt]s",
      "!{projectRoot}/test-setup.[jt]s",
      "!{projectRoot}/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|ts|tsx|mdx)",
      "!{projectRoot}/.storybook/**/*",
      "!{projectRoot}/tsconfig.storybook.json"
    ],
    "sharedGlobals": []
  },
  "targetDefaults": {
    "@nx/angular:package": {
      "cache": true,
      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
      "inputs": ["production", "^production"]
    },
    "@nx/jest:jest": {
      "cache": true,
      "inputs": ["default", "^production", "{workspaceRoot}/jest.preset.js"],
      "options": {
        "passWithNoTests": true
      },
      "configurations": {
        "ci": {
          "ci": true,
          "codeCoverage": true
        }
      }
    },
    "build-storybook": {
      "cache": true,
      "inputs": ["default", "^production", "{projectRoot}/.storybook/**/*", "{projectRoot}/tsconfig.storybook.json"]
    },
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser": {
      "cache": true,
      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
      "inputs": ["production", "^production"]
    }
  },
  "release": {
    "versionPlans": {
      "ignorePatternsForPlanCheck": [
        "*/**/*.spec.ts",
        "**/*.stories.ts",
        "**/.storybook/**/*",
        "**/*.md",
        "jest.config.ts",
        "**/test-setup.ts"
      ]
    },
    "version": {
      "preVersionCommand": "pnpm dlx nx run-many -t build",
      "preserveLocalDependencyProtocols": false
    },
    "projectsRelationship": "independent",
    "git": {
      "commit": true,
      "tag": false,
      "push": true,
      "commitMessage": "chore(release): publish [skip ci]"
    },
    "changelog": {
      "projectChangelogs": true,
      "workspaceChangelog": true,
      "commit": true
    },
    "groups": {
      "apps": {
        "projects": ["apps/*"],
        "docker": {
          "skipVersionActions": true,
          "registryUrl": "ghcr.io/fathom-io"
        },
        "version": {
          "groupPreVersionCommand": "pnpm dlx nx run-many -t docker:build"
        }
      },
      "libs": {
        "projects": ["libs/*"]
      }
    }
  },
  "generators": {
    "@nx/angular:library": {
      "linter": "eslint",
      "unitTestRunner": "jest"
    },
    "@nx/angular:component": {
      "style": "sass"
    }
  },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "plugin": "@nx/docker",
      "options": {
        "buildTarget": {
          "name": "docker:build",
          "args": ["--build-context dist=../../dist"]
        },
        "runTarget": {
          "name": "docker:run"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Nx Report

Node           : 24.5.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
pnpm           : 10.26.0

nx                     : 22.3.3
@nx/js                 : 22.3.3
@nx/eslint             : 22.3.3
@nx/workspace          : 22.3.3
@nx/angular            : 22.3.3
@nx/jest               : 22.3.3
@nx/cypress            : 22.3.3
@nx/devkit             : 22.3.3
@nx/module-federation  : 22.3.3
@nx/rspack             : 22.3.3
@nx/storybook          : 22.3.3
@nx/web                : 22.3.3
@nx/webpack            : 22.3.3
@nx/docker             : 22.3.3
typescript             : 5.8.3
---------------------------------------
Registered Plugins:
@nx/docker
---------------------------------------
Community plugins:
@compodoc/compodoc : 1.1.32
@storybook/angular : 10.1.9
angular-eslint     : 20.7.0
---------------------------------------
Cache Usage: 325.05 MB / 92.64 GB

Failure Logs

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