diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-k8s.26.yml b/.github/workflows/release-k8s.26.yml
index e9298c1bf..cbb32d2ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-k8s.26.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-k8s.26.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     outputs:
       latest_commit: ${{ steps.git_remote.outputs.latest_commit }}
+      tag_exists: ${{ steps.check_tag_exists.outputs.exists }}
     env:
       CI: "true"
     steps:
@@ -32,9 +33,17 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install --check-files --frozen-lockfile
       - name: release:k8s-26/main
         run: npx projen release:k8s-26/main
+      - name: Check if version has already been tagged
+        id: check_tag_exists
+        run: |-
+          TAG=$(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 $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Check for new commits
         id: git_remote
-        run: echo "latest_commit=$(git ls-remote origin -h ${{ github.ref }} | cut -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |-
+          echo "latest_commit=$(git ls-remote origin -h ${{ github.ref }} | cut -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Backup artifact permissions
         if: ${{ steps.git_remote.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha }}
         run: cd dist && getfacl -R . > permissions-backup.acl
@@ -51,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
+    if: needs.release.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' && needs.release.outputs.latest_commit == github.sha
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 716c43383..f34f00380 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "jsii-docgen": "^3.8.31",
     "jsii-pacmak": "^1.94.0",
     "jsii-rosetta": "1.x",
-    "projen": "^0.79.1",
+    "projen": "^0.79.2",
     "snake-case": "^3.0.4",
     "standard-version": "^9",
     "ts-jest": "^27",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1ad4ec599..c5fb99b26 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4774,10 +4774,10 @@ process-nextick-args@~2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/process-nextick-args/-/process-nextick-args-2.0.1.tgz#7820d9b16120cc55ca9ae7792680ae7dba6d7fe2"
   integrity sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag==
 
-projen@^0.79.1:
-  version "0.79.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/projen/-/projen-0.79.1.tgz#bff39a8378675dc92d7a880f8f57595b52f51bcd"
-  integrity sha512-BkkCdGXZ+1pCN6hUZadxclweDfFkH6k1uAUpoY+B4awDDCtQQ7A9/Is6zyc89Jt38xDg7Ctc+/1Z86WwjOIENA==
+projen@^0.79.2:
+  version "0.79.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/projen/-/projen-0.79.2.tgz#ac1d51a07ad3fcb503ca712055b430042ccab853"
+  integrity sha512-ZKO2GDsJyU+MfsQAcvpMKPrWcuS2rPPCpqf2biZ7rcBVdYnDiOn03G1Gm9G/wRereMdDTciL6DYqsxTF4UvfqA==
   dependencies:
     "@iarna/toml" "^2.2.5"
     case "^1.6.3"