diff --git a/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py b/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py
index 2f8db84197fcf..a8d5e19488e5b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 import re
 
-MIN_VERSION_LIBS = ["langchain-core", "langchain-community", "langchain", "langchain-text-splitters"]
+MIN_VERSION_LIBS = [
+    "langchain-core",
+    "langchain-community",
+    "langchain",
+    "langchain-text-splitters",
+]
 
 
 def get_min_version(version: str) -> str:
@@ -56,12 +61,13 @@ def get_min_version_from_toml(toml_path: str):
     return min_versions
 
 
-# Get the TOML file path from the command line argument
-toml_file = sys.argv[1]
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Get the TOML file path from the command line argument
+    toml_file = sys.argv[1]
 
-# Call the function to get the minimum versions
-min_versions = get_min_version_from_toml(toml_file)
+    # Call the function to get the minimum versions
+    min_versions = get_min_version_from_toml(toml_file)
 
-print(
-    " ".join([f"{lib}=={version}" for lib, version in min_versions.items()])
-)  # noqa: T201
+    print(
+        " ".join([f"{lib}=={version}" for lib, version in min_versions.items()])
+    )  # noqa: T201
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index cc2156b561862..49b20777dca9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,24 @@ jobs:
         run: make tests
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
+      - name: Get minimum versions
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+        id: min-version
+        run: |
+          poetry run pip install packaging
+          min_versions="$(poetry run python $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py pyproject.toml)"
+          echo "min-versions=$min_versions" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "min-versions=$min_versions"
+
+      - name: Run unit tests with minimum dependency versions
+        if: ${{ steps.min-version.outputs.min-versions != '' }}
+        env:
+          MIN_VERSIONS: ${{ steps.min-version.outputs.min-versions }}
+        run: |
+          poetry run pip install $MIN_VERSIONS
+          make tests
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+
       - name: 'Authenticate to Google Cloud'
         id: 'auth'
         uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2
@@ -200,24 +218,6 @@ jobs:
         run: make integration_tests
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
-      - name: Get minimum versions
-        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-        id: min-version
-        run: |
-          poetry run pip install packaging
-          min_versions="$(poetry run python $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/get_min_versions.py pyproject.toml)"
-          echo "min-versions=$min_versions" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "min-versions=$min_versions"
-
-      - name: Run unit tests with minimum dependency versions
-        if: ${{ steps.min-version.outputs.min-versions != '' }}
-        env:
-          MIN_VERSIONS: ${{ steps.min-version.outputs.min-versions }}
-        run: |
-          poetry run pip install $MIN_VERSIONS
-          make tests
-        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-
   publish:
     needs:
       - build