diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 27ea569..0a5ff34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,33 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify publication
         run: |
-          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
-          sleep 10
-          npm view @fiale-plus/repo-arch@"$VERSION" version
-          echo "Published $VERSION verified"
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          PKG="$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")"
+          VERSION="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+          DEADLINE=$((SECONDS + 300))
+          DELAY=5
+          MAX_DELAY=60
+
+          mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TEMP/npm-verify-cache"
+          echo "Verifying $PKG@$VERSION is visible on npm"
+
+          while (( SECONDS < DEADLINE )); do
+            SEEN="$(npm view "$PKG@$VERSION" version --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ --prefer-online --cache="$RUNNER_TEMP/npm-verify-cache" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+            if [[ "$SEEN" == "$VERSION" ]]; then
+              echo "Published $VERSION verified"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
+            REMAINING=$((DEADLINE - SECONDS))
+            SLEEP_FOR=$(( DELAY < REMAINING ? DELAY : REMAINING ))
+            echo "Not visible yet; retrying in ${SLEEP_FOR}s..."
+            sleep "$SLEEP_FOR"
+            DELAY=$(( DELAY * 2 ))
+            if (( DELAY > MAX_DELAY )); then
+              DELAY=$MAX_DELAY
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "Timed out waiting for $PKG@$VERSION to appear on npm"
+          exit 1
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 6552612..de5b584 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { mineHistory } from './git-history.js';
 import { classifyHistory } from './signals.js';
 import { generateCards, CARD_GENERATORS } from './cards.js';
@@ -762,7 +763,17 @@ export async function main(argv: string[] = process.argv.slice(2)): Promise<{ ok
   return { ok: false, error: `Unknown command: ${command}` };
 }
 
-if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+function isMainModule(): boolean {
+  const entry = process.argv[1];
+  if (!entry) return false;
+  try {
+    return fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(entry)) === fs.realpathSync(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  } catch {
+    return pathToFileURL(path.resolve(entry)).href === import.meta.url;
+  }
+}
+
+if (isMainModule()) {
   try {
     main();
   } catch (error) {