diff --git a/scripts/release/publish-using-ci-workflow.js b/scripts/release/publish-using-ci-workflow.js
index d7f87b48b0..5d2cc68dba 100644
--- a/scripts/release/publish-using-ci-workflow.js
+++ b/scripts/release/publish-using-ci-workflow.js
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ async function main() {
     }
   );
 
+  if (!pipelineResponse.ok) {
+    console.error(
+      theme.error(
+        `Failed to access CircleCI. Responded with status: ${pipelineResponse.status}`
+      )
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
   const pipelineJSON = await pipelineResponse.json();
   const pipelineID = pipelineJSON.id;