diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
index 94d45c799..376660190 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg.pr.new.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
+      - name: Check for changes to nuqs package
+        id: check-for-changes
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet HEAD^ HEAD ./packages/nuqs; then
+            echo "No changes to nuqs package, skipping preview deployment."
+            echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fe02b34f77f8bc703788d5817da081398fad5dd2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@1e60f620b9541d16bece96c5465dc8ee9832be0b
         with:
@@ -25,4 +34,5 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm pkg set version=0.0.0-preview.${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         working-directory: packages/nuqs
       - name: Publish to pkg.pr.new
+        if: steps.check-for-changes.outputs.skip != 'true'
         run: pnpx pkg-pr-new publish --compact './packages/nuqs'