diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 793081ae40597..88144dbeaa222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ jobs:
           print-hash: true
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
 
+          # We overwrite any existing distributions with the same name and version.
+          # This is *only for CI use* and is *extremely dangerous* otherwise!
+          # https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish#tolerating-release-package-file-duplicates
+          skip-existing: true
+
   pre-release-checks:
     needs:
       - build