diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 0efb718d83e..b46aed15bee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           node utils/generate_version_file.js
-          IS_PRE_RELEASE=1 npm run doc
+          IS_RELEASE=1 npm run doc
       - name: Commit and push
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ead3564e267..595b037473a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install
       - name: Build puppeteer
         run: npm run build
-      - name: Generate release documentation
-        run: IS_RELEASE=1 npm run doc
       - name: Publish puppeteer
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN_PUPPETEER}}
@@ -38,3 +36,22 @@ jobs:
           npm config set registry 'https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com/'
           npm config set '//wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com/:_authToken' '${NPM_TOKEN}'
           npm publish
+
+  post-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+      - name: Build main docs
+        run: npm run doc
+      - name: Commit and push
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "release-please[bot]"
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "chore: build main docs"
+          git push
diff --git a/utils/doclint/cli.js b/utils/doclint/cli.js
index 91de816fa34..6ab4a29bf4c 100755
--- a/utils/doclint/cli.js
+++ b/utils/doclint/cli.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const YELLOW_COLOR = '\x1b[33m';
 const RESET_COLOR = '\x1b[0m';
 
 const IS_RELEASE = Boolean(process.env.IS_RELEASE);
-const IS_PRE_RELEASE = Boolean(process.env.IS_PRE_RELEASE);
 
 run();
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ async function run() {
   const messages = [];
   let changedFiles = false;
 
-  if (IS_RELEASE || IS_PRE_RELEASE) {
+  if (IS_RELEASE) {
     const versions = await Source.readFile(
       path.join(PROJECT_DIR, 'versions.js')
     );