diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index a9c6266..e020c98 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -170,7 +170,13 @@ if [ ${#BUILT[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 echo ""
-read -rp "Publish release ${TAG} to ${FORGE}? [y/N] " confirm
+if [ -t 0 ]; then
+    read -rp "Publish release ${TAG} to ${FORGE}? [y/N] " confirm
+else
+    # Non-interactive (piped/scripted) — default to yes
+    confirm="y"
+    echo "Non-interactive mode: auto-publishing release ${TAG} to ${FORGE}"
+fi
 if [[ ! "${confirm}" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
     echo "Skipped. Artifacts are in ${RELEASE_DIR}/"
     exit 0