diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e600d2e..ebe55d53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.13.10",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.13.10",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.13.0",
+    "@changesets/get-release-plan": "^3.0.15",
     "@changesets/pre": "^1.0.9",
     "@changesets/read": "^0.5.3",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 11214453..8e9d8700 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
+import getReleasePlan from "@changesets/get-release-plan";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import * as gitUtils from "./gitUtils";
 import { runPublish, runVersion } from "./run";
-import readChangesetState from "./readChangesetState";
 
 const getOptionalInput = (name: string) => core.getInput(name) || undefined;
 
@@ -33,26 +33,27 @@ const getOptionalInput = (name: string) => core.getInput(name) || undefined;
     `machine github.com\nlogin github-actions[bot]\npassword ${githubToken}`
   );
 
-  let { changesets } = await readChangesetState();
+  const { changesets, releases } = await getReleasePlan(process.cwd());
 
   let publishScript = core.getInput("publish");
   let hasChangesets = changesets.length !== 0;
-  const hasNonEmptyChangesets = changesets.some(
-    (changeset) => changeset.releases.length > 0
-  );
   let hasPublishScript = !!publishScript;
 
+  const hasReleases = releases.length !== 0;
+
   core.setOutput("published", "false");
   core.setOutput("publishedPackages", "[]");
+  // TODO: deprecate `hasChangesets` in favor of `hasReleases`
   core.setOutput("hasChangesets", String(hasChangesets));
+  core.setOutput("hasReleases", String(hasReleases));
 
   switch (true) {
-    case !hasChangesets && !hasPublishScript:
+    case !hasReleases && !hasPublishScript:
       console.log("No changesets found");
       return;
-    case !hasChangesets && hasPublishScript: {
+    case !hasReleases && hasPublishScript: {
       console.log(
-        "No changesets found, attempting to publish any unpublished packages to npm"
+        "No releases found, attempting to publish any unpublished packages to npm"
       );
 
       let userNpmrcPath = `${process.env.HOME}/.npmrc`;
@@ -99,10 +100,7 @@ const getOptionalInput = (name: string) => core.getInput(name) || undefined;
       }
       return;
     }
-    case hasChangesets && !hasNonEmptyChangesets:
-      console.log("All changesets are empty; not creating PR");
-      return;
-    case hasChangesets:
+    case hasReleases:
       const { pullRequestNumber } = await runVersion({
         script: getOptionalInput("version"),
         githubToken,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c137c459..4039cc22 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1713,6 +1713,18 @@
     "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
     semver "^5.4.1"
 
+"@changesets/assemble-release-plan@^5.2.2":
+  version "5.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/assemble-release-plan/-/assemble-release-plan-5.2.2.tgz#9824f14a7a6e411c7153f1ccc2a42bbe35688129"
+  integrity sha512-B1qxErQd85AeZgZFZw2bDKyOfdXHhG+X5S+W3Da2yCem8l/pRy4G/S7iOpEcMwg6lH8q2ZhgbZZwZ817D+aLuQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.4"
+    "@changesets/errors" "^0.1.4"
+    "@changesets/get-dependents-graph" "^1.3.4"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    semver "^5.4.1"
+
 "@changesets/changelog-github@^0.4.2":
   version "0.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/changelog-github/-/changelog-github-0.4.2.tgz#359eb4b7485eddc55855f8793811817d5124dfab"
@@ -1771,6 +1783,19 @@
     fs-extra "^7.0.1"
     micromatch "^4.0.2"
 
+"@changesets/config@^2.2.0":
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/config/-/config-2.2.0.tgz#382f6cd801fa56273942659114c8060378dfe066"
+  integrity sha512-GGaokp3nm5FEDk/Fv2PCRcQCOxGKKPRZ7prcMqxEr7VSsG75MnChQE8plaW1k6V8L2bJE+jZWiRm19LbnproOw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@changesets/errors" "^0.1.4"
+    "@changesets/get-dependents-graph" "^1.3.4"
+    "@changesets/logger" "^0.0.5"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    fs-extra "^7.0.1"
+    micromatch "^4.0.2"
+
 "@changesets/errors@^0.1.4":
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/errors/-/errors-0.1.4.tgz#f79851746c43679a66b383fdff4c012f480f480d"
@@ -1789,6 +1814,17 @@
     fs-extra "^7.0.1"
     semver "^5.4.1"
 
+"@changesets/get-dependents-graph@^1.3.4":
+  version "1.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/get-dependents-graph/-/get-dependents-graph-1.3.4.tgz#d8bf537f45a7ff773da99143675f49e250996838"
+  integrity sha512-+C4AOrrFY146ydrgKOo5vTZfj7vetNu1tWshOID+UjPUU9afYGDXI8yLnAeib1ffeBXV3TuGVcyphKpJ3cKe+A==
+  dependencies:
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    chalk "^2.1.0"
+    fs-extra "^7.0.1"
+    semver "^5.4.1"
+
 "@changesets/get-github-info@^0.5.0":
   version "0.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/get-github-info/-/get-github-info-0.5.0.tgz#b91ceb2d82edef78ae1598ea9fc335a012250295"
@@ -1797,6 +1833,19 @@
     dataloader "^1.4.0"
     node-fetch "^2.5.0"
 
+"@changesets/get-release-plan@^3.0.15":
+  version "3.0.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/get-release-plan/-/get-release-plan-3.0.15.tgz#55577b235b785125a462d5d2a2dffe4dbf94e590"
+  integrity sha512-W1tFwxE178/en+zSj/Nqbc3mvz88mcdqUMJhRzN1jDYqN3QI4ifVaRF9mcWUU+KI0gyYEtYR65tour690PqTcA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.4"
+    "@changesets/assemble-release-plan" "^5.2.2"
+    "@changesets/config" "^2.2.0"
+    "@changesets/pre" "^1.0.13"
+    "@changesets/read" "^0.5.8"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+
 "@changesets/get-release-plan@^3.0.5":
   version "3.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/get-release-plan/-/get-release-plan-3.0.5.tgz#c05cff031bba737c8dd236afe97e77b007ee44a3"
@@ -1827,6 +1876,18 @@
     is-subdir "^1.1.1"
     spawndamnit "^2.0.0"
 
+"@changesets/git@^1.5.0":
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/git/-/git-1.5.0.tgz#71bbcf11f3b346d56eeaf3d3201e6dc3e270ea5a"
+  integrity sha512-Xo8AT2G7rQJSwV87c8PwMm6BAc98BnufRMsML7m7Iw8Or18WFvFmxqG5aOL5PBvhgq9KrKvaeIBNIymracSuHg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.4"
+    "@changesets/errors" "^0.1.4"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    is-subdir "^1.1.1"
+    spawndamnit "^2.0.0"
+
 "@changesets/logger@^0.0.5":
   version "0.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/logger/-/logger-0.0.5.tgz#68305dd5a643e336be16a2369cb17cdd8ed37d4c"
@@ -1842,6 +1903,25 @@
     "@changesets/types" "^4.0.2"
     js-yaml "^3.13.1"
 
+"@changesets/parse@^0.3.15":
+  version "0.3.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/parse/-/parse-0.3.15.tgz#1bc74f8c43b0861d71f4fccf78950411004ba308"
+  integrity sha512-3eDVqVuBtp63i+BxEWHPFj2P1s3syk0PTrk2d94W9JD30iG+OER0Y6n65TeLlY8T2yB9Fvj6Ev5Gg0+cKe/ZUA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    js-yaml "^3.13.1"
+
+"@changesets/pre@^1.0.13":
+  version "1.0.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/pre/-/pre-1.0.13.tgz#49c3ae8bb444a1ce3e0fe4cb21f238318b6763e9"
+  integrity sha512-jrZc766+kGZHDukjKhpBXhBJjVQMied4Fu076y9guY1D3H622NOw8AQaLV3oQsDtKBTrT2AUFjt9Z2Y9Qx+GfA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.4"
+    "@changesets/errors" "^0.1.4"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    fs-extra "^7.0.1"
+
 "@changesets/pre@^1.0.9":
   version "1.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/pre/-/pre-1.0.9.tgz#f1a0efea42733c25ef4a782377b2ac61023bd1b7"
@@ -1867,6 +1947,20 @@
     fs-extra "^7.0.1"
     p-filter "^2.1.0"
 
+"@changesets/read@^0.5.8":
+  version "0.5.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/read/-/read-0.5.8.tgz#84e24fd12e6759cef090088261c08b1dfe0f350e"
+  integrity sha512-eYaNfxemgX7f7ELC58e7yqQICW5FB7V+bd1lKt7g57mxUrTveYME+JPaBPpYx02nP53XI6CQp6YxnR9NfmFPKw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.4"
+    "@changesets/git" "^1.5.0"
+    "@changesets/logger" "^0.0.5"
+    "@changesets/parse" "^0.3.15"
+    "@changesets/types" "^5.2.0"
+    chalk "^2.1.0"
+    fs-extra "^7.0.1"
+    p-filter "^2.1.0"
+
 "@changesets/types@^4.0.1":
   version "4.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/types/-/types-4.0.1.tgz#85cf3cc32baff0691112d9d15fc21fbe022c9f0a"
@@ -1877,6 +1971,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/types/-/types-4.0.2.tgz#d20e1e45bdc96a97cc509c655e708b53a9292465"
   integrity sha512-OeDaB7D+WVy/ErymPzFm58IeGvz4DOl+oedyZETfnkfMezF/Uhrm1Ub6MHrO5LcAaQTW+ptDmr0fmaVyoTxgHw==
 
+"@changesets/types@^5.2.0":
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/types/-/types-5.2.0.tgz#c4927f5bf9668f778c12b4226cfd07a1f5b79c9b"
+  integrity sha512-km/66KOqJC+eicZXsm2oq8A8bVTSpkZJ60iPV/Nl5Z5c7p9kk8xxh6XGRTlnludHldxOOfudhnDN2qPxtHmXzA==
+
 "@changesets/write@^0.1.6":
   version "0.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@changesets/write/-/write-0.1.6.tgz#798d882bada93f391902a854a17965f3b80a5201"