diff --git a/.azure/release-pipeline.yaml b/.azure/release-pipeline.yaml
index 61600216888..70fbc8e1d7c 100644
--- a/.azure/release-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.azure/release-pipeline.yaml
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ stages:
   - stage: containers_publish
     displayName: Publish Containers for ${{ parameters.releaseVersion }}
     dependsOn:
+      - prepare_release_artifacts
       - containers_publish_with_suffix
-    condition: and(in(dependencies.containers_publish_with_suffix.result, 'Succeeded', 'SucceededWithIssues', 'Skipped'), startsWith(variables['build.sourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release-'))
+    condition: and(in(dependencies.containers_publish_with_suffix.result, 'Succeeded', 'SucceededWithIssues', 'Skipped'), startsWith(variables['build.sourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release-'), in(dependencies.prepare_release_artifacts.result, 'Succeeded', 'SucceededWithIssues'), startsWith(variables['build.sourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release-'))
     jobs:
       - template: 'templates/jobs/build/push_containers.yaml'
         parameters: