diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 984f6b698..65b215e73 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+      
+      - run:
+          name: Check if litellm dir was updated or if pyproject.toml was modified
+          command: |
+            if [ -n "$(git diff --name-only $CIRCLE_SHA1^..$CIRCLE_SHA1 | grep -E 'pyproject\.toml|litellm/')" ]; then
+              echo "litellm updated"
+            else
+              echo "No changes to litellm or pyproject.toml. Skipping PyPI publish."
+              circleci step halt
+            fi
 
       - run:
           name: Checkout code