diff --git a/__tests__/github.test.ts b/__tests__/github.test.ts
index 6202c0b..19ab4ae 100644
--- a/__tests__/github.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/github.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import * as assert from "assert";
-import { text } from "stream/consumers";
-import { mimeOrDefault, asset } from "../src/github";
+import {
+  mimeOrDefault,
+  asset,
+  Releaser,
+  Release,
+  findTagFromReleases,
+} from "../src/github";
 
 describe("github", () => {
   describe("mimeOrDefault", () => {
@@ -20,4 +25,251 @@ describe("github", () => {
       assert.equal(size, 10);
     });
   });
+
+  describe("findTagFromReleases", () => {
+    const owner = "owner";
+    const repo = "repo";
+
+    const mockRelease: Release = {
+      id: 1,
+      upload_url: `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/releases/1/assets`,
+      html_url: `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/releases/tag/v1.0.0`,
+      tag_name: "v1.0.0",
+      name: "Test Release",
+      body: "Test body",
+      target_commitish: "main",
+      draft: false,
+      prerelease: false,
+      assets: [],
+    } as const;
+
+    const mockReleaser: Releaser = {
+      getReleaseByTag: () => Promise.reject("Not implemented"),
+      createRelease: () => Promise.reject("Not implemented"),
+      updateRelease: () => Promise.reject("Not implemented"),
+      allReleases: async function* () {
+        yield { data: [mockRelease] };
+      },
+    } as const;
+
+    describe("when the tag_name is not an empty string", () => {
+      const targetTag = "v1.0.0";
+
+      it("finds a matching release in first batch of results", async () => {
+        const targetRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: targetTag,
+        };
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [targetRelease] };
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          targetTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, targetRelease);
+      });
+
+      it("finds a matching release in second batch of results", async () => {
+        const targetRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: targetTag,
+        };
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+            yield { data: [targetRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          targetTag,
+        );
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, targetRelease);
+      });
+
+      it("returns undefined when a release is not found in any batch", async () => {
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          targetTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+      });
+
+      it("returns undefined when no releases are returned", async () => {
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          targetTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when the tag_name is an empty string", () => {
+      const emptyTag = "";
+
+      it("finds a matching release in first batch of results", async () => {
+        const targetRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: emptyTag,
+        };
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [targetRelease] };
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          emptyTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, targetRelease);
+      });
+
+      it("finds a matching release in second batch of results", async () => {
+        const targetRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: emptyTag,
+        };
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+            yield { data: [targetRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          emptyTag,
+        );
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(result, targetRelease);
+      });
+
+      it("returns undefined when a release is not found in any batch", async () => {
+        const otherRelease = {
+          ...mockRelease,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          tag_name: "v1.0.1",
+        };
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+            yield { data: [otherRelease] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          emptyTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+      });
+
+      it("returns undefined when no releases are returned", async () => {
+        const releaser = {
+          ...mockReleaser,
+          allReleases: async function* () {
+            yield { data: [] };
+          },
+        };
+
+        const result = await findTagFromReleases(
+          releaser,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          emptyTag,
+        );
+
+        assert.strictEqual(result, undefined);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/github.ts b/src/github.ts
index 7f8015b..35af897 100644
--- a/src/github.ts
+++ b/src/github.ts
@@ -229,16 +229,7 @@ export const release = async (
     // so we must find one in the list of all releases
     let _release: Release | undefined = undefined;
     if (config.input_draft) {
-      for await (const response of releaser.allReleases({
-        owner,
-        repo,
-      })) {
-        _release = response.data.find((release) => release.tag_name === tag);
-        // detect if we found a release - note that a draft release tag may be an empty string
-        if (typeof _release !== "undefined") {
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+      _release = await findTagFromReleases(releaser, owner, repo, tag);
     } else {
       _release = (
         await releaser.getReleaseByTag({
@@ -342,6 +333,35 @@ export const release = async (
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Finds a release by tag name from all a repository's releases.
+ *
+ * @param releaser - The GitHub API wrapper for release operations
+ * @param owner - The owner of the repository
+ * @param repo - The name of the repository
+ * @param tag - The tag name to search for
+ * @returns The release with the given tag name, or undefined if no release with that tag name is found
+ */
+export async function findTagFromReleases(
+  releaser: Releaser,
+  owner: string,
+  repo: string,
+  tag: string,
+) {
+  let _release: Release | undefined;
+  for await (const response of releaser.allReleases({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+  })) {
+    _release = response.data.find((release) => release.tag_name === tag);
+    // detect if we found a release - note that a draft release tag may be an empty string
+    if (typeof _release !== "undefined") {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return _release;
+}
+
 async function createRelease(
   tag: string,
   config: Config,
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 438be84..4d37e9a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@ async function run() {
       const files = paths(config.input_files);
       if (files.length == 0) {
         if (config.input_fail_on_unmatched_files) {
-          throw new Error(`⚠️ ${config.input_files} does not include a valid file.`);
+          throw new Error(
+            `⚠️ ${config.input_files} does not include a valid file.`,
+          );
         } else {
-          console.warn(`🤔 ${config.input_files} does not include a valid file.`);
+          console.warn(
+            `🤔 ${config.input_files} does not include a valid file.`,
+          );
         }
       }
       const currentAssets = rel.assets;