diff --git a/.github/workflows/mobile.yml b/.github/workflows/mobile.yml
index 74672ee0..025699f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mobile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mobile.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ on:
       - "scripts/check-sdk-versions.sh"
       - ".github/workflows/mobile.yml"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish_version:
+        description: "Android package version to publish from main (for release recovery)"
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -256,13 +261,20 @@ jobs:
           name: orch8-mobile.aar
           path: packages/android/orch8-mobile/build/outputs/aar/orch8-mobile-release.aar
       - name: Publish Android package
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || inputs.publish_version != ''
         working-directory: packages/android
         env:
           GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        run: gradle :orch8-mobile:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository
+          ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.publish_version || github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          requested_version="${ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION#v}"
+          checked_in_version="$(sed -n 's/^VERSION_NAME=//p' gradle.properties)"
+          if [[ "$requested_version" != "$checked_in_version" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Requested Android package version $requested_version does not match VERSION_NAME=$checked_in_version."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          gradle :orch8-mobile:publishReleasePublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository
 
   # GitHub Release creation and native release assets are owned exclusively by
   # release.yml. Keeping a second publisher here creates a race and can produce
diff --git a/packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts b/packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts
index 7bcf7452..4345ffb5 100644
--- a/packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "io.orch8"
-version = providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME")
-    .orElse(providers.environmentVariable("ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION"))
+// A release tag is authoritative. Keep the checked-in VERSION_NAME as the
+// local/CI default, but never let it override the version supplied by the
+// tag-publishing workflow.
+version = providers.environmentVariable("ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION")
+    .orElse(providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME"))
     .orElse("0.0.0-local")
     .get()
     .removePrefix("v")
diff --git a/packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index bb4be9a3..2f7ab8cb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,50 @@ name: Publish to pub.dev
 on:
   push:
     tags: ["[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  check:
+    name: Check registry
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      exists: ${{ steps.registry.outputs.exists }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - name: Read and validate package version
+        id: package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          package="$(sed -n 's/^name:[[:space:]]*//p' pubspec.yaml)"
+          version="$(sed -n 's/^version:[[:space:]]*\([^+[:space:]]*\).*/\1/p' pubspec.yaml)"
+          test -n "$package" && test -n "$version"
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF_TYPE" == "tag" && "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" != "$version" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Tag $GITHUB_REF_NAME does not match pubspec version $version."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "package=$package" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Check whether the version is already published
+        id: registry
+        env:
+          PACKAGE: ${{ steps.package.outputs.package }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          if curl -fsS "https://pub.dev/api/packages/${PACKAGE}/versions/${VERSION}" > /dev/null; then
+            echo "${PACKAGE} ${VERSION} is already on pub.dev; treating this run as verified."
+            echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "${PACKAGE} ${VERSION} is not on pub.dev; publication is required."
+            if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+              echo "::error::pub.dev only authorizes new publications from version-tag pushes."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
   publish:
+    needs: check
+    if: needs.check.outputs.exists != 'true'
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     uses: dart-lang/setup-dart/.github/workflows/publish.yml@v1
diff --git a/packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b3aac45e..97f0d9b2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Publish npm package
 on:
   push:
     tags: ["[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -21,4 +22,36 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run typescript
-      - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+      - name: Read and validate package version
+        id: package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          package="$(node -p 'require("./package.json").name')"
+          version="$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')"
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF_TYPE" == "tag" && "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" != "$version" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Tag $GITHUB_REF_NAME does not match package version $version."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "package=$package" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Check whether the version is already published
+        id: registry
+        env:
+          PACKAGE: ${{ steps.package.outputs.package }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          if npm view "${PACKAGE}@${VERSION}" version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "${PACKAGE} ${VERSION} is already on npm; treating this run as verified."
+            echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "${PACKAGE} ${VERSION} is not on npm; publication is required."
+            echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+      - name: Publish npm package
+        if: steps.registry.outputs.exists != 'true'
+        run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+      - name: Verify npm package
+        env:
+          PACKAGE: ${{ steps.package.outputs.package }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.package.outputs.version }}
+        run: test "$(npm view "${PACKAGE}@${VERSION}" version)" = "$VERSION"
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 4ee39dfe..dd7257fe 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
     "typescript": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "keywords": ["react-native", "orch8", "workflow", "orchestration"],
-  "repository": "https://github.com/orch8-io/react-native-orch8",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/orch8-io/react-native-orch8.git"
+  },
   "license": "BUSL-1.1",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
diff --git a/scripts/test-review-fix-guards.sh b/scripts/test-review-fix-guards.sh
index 0dd66a17..68bb19d8 100755
--- a/scripts/test-review-fix-guards.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-review-fix-guards.sh
@@ -161,8 +161,25 @@ assert_contains .github/workflows/release.yml 'bash ../../scripts/embed-aar-lice
 assert_contains .github/workflows/release.yml 'cp LICENSE bindings/LICENSE'
 assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'cp LICENSE build/Orch8Mobile.xcframework/LICENSE'
 assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'bash ../../scripts/embed-aar-license.sh'
+assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'publish_version:'
+assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml "startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || inputs.publish_version != ''"
+assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.publish_version || github.ref_name }}'
+assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'requested_version="${ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION#v}"'
+assert_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'does not match VERSION_NAME=$checked_in_version'
 assert_not_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'gh release create'
 assert_not_contains .github/workflows/mobile.yml 'gh release upload'
+assert_contains packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml 'workflow_dispatch:'
+assert_contains packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml 'https://pub.dev/api/packages/${PACKAGE}/versions/${VERSION}'
+assert_contains packages/flutter/.github/workflows/publish.yml "if: needs.check.outputs.exists != 'true'"
+assert_contains packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml 'workflow_dispatch:'
+assert_contains packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml 'npm view "${PACKAGE}@${VERSION}" version'
+assert_contains packages/react-native/.github/workflows/publish.yml "if: steps.registry.outputs.exists != 'true'"
+assert_contains packages/react-native/package.json '"url": "git+https://github.com/orch8-io/react-native-orch8.git"'
+android_version_file="$repo_root/packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts"
+release_version_line="$(grep -nF 'providers.environmentVariable("ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION")' "$android_version_file" | cut -d: -f1)"
+fallback_version_line="$(grep -nF 'providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME")' "$android_version_file" | cut -d: -f1)"
+[[ -n "$release_version_line" && -n "$fallback_version_line" && "$release_version_line" -lt "$fallback_version_line" ]] \
+    || fail "ORCH8_MOBILE_VERSION must take precedence over the checked-in VERSION_NAME"
 assert_contains packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts 'name.set("Business Source License 1.1")'
 assert_not_contains packages/android/orch8-mobile/build.gradle.kts 'Apache License 2.0'
 assert_contains .github/workflows/ci.yml 'Verify Cloud management surface'