diff --git a/scripts/nx-release.ts b/scripts/nx-release.ts
index db2ddedec0b6e..fc13f0ef490af 100755
--- a/scripts/nx-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/nx-release.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ const VALID_AUTHORS_FOR_LATEST = [
   });
 
   const distTag = determineDistTag(options.version);
+  if (!distTag || distTag === 'latest') {
+    // We are only expecting latest releases to be performed within publish.yml on GitHub
+    const author = process.env.GITHUB_ACTOR ?? '';
+    if (!VALID_AUTHORS_FOR_LATEST.includes(author)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The GitHub user "${author}" is not allowed to publish to "latest". Please request one of the following users to carry out the release: ${VALID_AUTHORS_FOR_LATEST.join(
+          ', '
+        )}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
   if (options.dryRun) {
     console.warn('Not Publishing because --dryRun was passed');