diff --git a/publish-npm.mjs b/publish-npm.mjs
index f4406708..1e6f94ee 100644
--- a/publish-npm.mjs
+++ b/publish-npm.mjs
@@ -283,45 +283,50 @@ async function publish() {
             ]
         }
     ]);
-    const packageJsonPaths = globSync('./dist/*/package.json');
-
-    const packageDiffs = {};
-    for (const packageJsonPath of packageJsonPaths) {
-        const pkg = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
-        let npmPkg;
-        try {
-            npmPkg = await libnpm.manifest(`${pkg.name}@${tag}`);
-        } catch {}
-        const diffObj = await npmDiff(packageJsonPath, tag);
-
-        packageDiffs[packageJsonPath] = [
-            npmPkg || {...pkg, version: undefined},
-            diffObj,
-            Object.values(diffObj).reduce(
-                (memo, diff) => {
-                    if (diff) {
-                        memo.changeCount++;
-                        const [
-                            {
-                                hunks: [hunk]
+
+    if (!tag.startsWith('experimental-')) {
+        const packageJsonPaths = globSync('./dist/*/package.json');
+        const packageDiffs = {};
+        for (const packageJsonPath of packageJsonPaths) {
+            const pkg = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+            let npmPkg;
+            try {
+                npmPkg = await libnpm.manifest(`${pkg.name}@${tag}`);
+            } catch {}
+            const diffObj = await npmDiff(packageJsonPath, tag);
+
+            packageDiffs[packageJsonPath] = [
+                npmPkg || {...pkg, version: undefined},
+                diffObj,
+                Object.values(diffObj).reduce(
+                    (memo, diff) => {
+                        if (diff) {
+                            memo.changeCount++;
+                            const [
+                                {
+                                    hunks: [hunk]
+                                }
+                            ] = parsePatch(diff);
+                            if (hunk) {
+                                memo.addCount = memo.addCount + hunk.newLines;
+                                memo.removeCount =
+                                    memo.removeCount + hunk.oldLines;
                             }
-                        ] = parsePatch(diff);
-                        if (hunk) {
-                            memo.addCount = memo.addCount + hunk.newLines;
-                            memo.removeCount = memo.removeCount + hunk.oldLines;
                         }
-                    }
-                    return memo;
-                },
-                {addCount: 0, removeCount: 0, changeCount: 0}
+                        return memo;
+                    },
+                    {addCount: 0, removeCount: 0, changeCount: 0}
+                )
+            ];
+        }
+        if (
+            !Object.values(packageDiffs).find(
+                ([, , {changeCount}]) => changeCount
             )
-        ];
-    }
-    if (
-        !Object.values(packageDiffs).find(([, , {changeCount}]) => changeCount)
-    ) {
-        ora().info(`There are no changes to be published`);
-        process.exit();
+        ) {
+            ora().info(`There are no changes to be published`);
+            process.exit();
+        }
     }
 
     const answers = await inquirer.prompt({