diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 945c6daa..19493cc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: node scripts/publish.js ${{ steps.find.outputs.modified }}
       - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
+        with:
+          deno-version: '1.43.1'
       - name: Build packages and publish to JSR
         env:
           JSR: 1
diff --git a/scripts/find-updated-packages.js b/scripts/find-updated-packages.js
index 3355ade0..f8a68552 100644
--- a/scripts/find-updated-packages.js
+++ b/scripts/find-updated-packages.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function isMeaningfulChange(pkg, path) {
 }
 
 function findChangedPackagesSince(tag, until) {
-    const packages = new Set(listPackages())
+    const packages = new Set(listPackages(true))
     const changedFiles = findChangedFilesSince(tag, until)
 
     const changedPackages = new Set()
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if (require.main === module && process.env.CI && process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT) {
     let res
 
     if (input === 'all') {
-        res = listPackages()
+        res = listPackages(true)
     } else if (input === 'updated') {
         const tag = getLatestTag()
         console.log('[i] Latest tag is %s', tag)
diff --git a/scripts/publish.js b/scripts/publish.js
index 465c730a..ecdd7dd5 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/scripts/publish.js
@@ -116,13 +116,16 @@ async function publishSinglePackage(name) {
     }
 }
 
-function listPackages() {
+function listPackages(all = false) {
     let packages = []
 
     for (const f of fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, '../packages'))) {
         if (f[0] === '.') continue
-        if (IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[f] === 'never') continue
-        if (!IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[f] === 'only') continue
+
+        if (!all) {
+            if (IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[f] === 'never') continue
+            if (!IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[f] === 'only') continue
+        }
 
         packages.push(f)
     }
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ async function main(arg = process.argv[2]) {
         }
     } else {
         let pkgs = arg.split(',')
+        let filteredPkgs = []
 
         const deps = {}
         // determine the order of packages to publish
@@ -188,6 +192,8 @@ async function main(arg = process.argv[2]) {
             if (IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[pkg] === 'never') continue
             if (!IS_JSR && JSR_EXCEPTIONS[pkg] === 'only') continue
 
+            filteredPkgs.push(pkg)
+
             if (IS_JSR) {
                 const pkgDeps = require(`../packages/${pkg}/package.json`).dependencies || {}
                 deps[pkg] = Object.keys(pkgDeps)
@@ -196,6 +202,8 @@ async function main(arg = process.argv[2]) {
             }
         }
 
+        pkgs = filteredPkgs
+
         if (IS_JSR) {
             pkgs = stc.determinePublishOrder(deps)
         }