diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 5194e1d..a73de8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "New version \`${EXT_RELEASE}\` found; but there already seems to be an active build on Jenkins; exiting" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             exit 0
           else
+            assets=$(curl -u "${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}" -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/obsidianmd/obsidian-release/releases/tags/${EXT_RELEASE}" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url')
+            if grep -q "arm64.AppImage" <<< "${assets}"; then
+              artifacts_found="true"
+            else
+              artifacts_found="false"
+            fi
             if [[ "${artifacts_found}" == "false" ]]; then
               echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
               echo "> New version detected, but not all artifacts are published yet; skipping trigger" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/jenkins-vars.yml b/jenkins-vars.yml
index c5aac7f..c008d04 100644
--- a/jenkins-vars.yml
+++ b/jenkins-vars.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ release_type: stable
 release_tag: latest
 ls_branch: main
 build_armhf: false
+external_artifact_check: |
+  assets=$(curl -u "${{ '{{' }} secrets.CR_USER {{ '}}' }}:${{ '{{' }} secrets.CR_PAT {{ '}}' }}" -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/obsidianmd/obsidian-release/releases/tags/${EXT_RELEASE}" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url')
+  if grep -q "arm64.AppImage" <<< "${assets}"; then
+    artifacts_found="true"
+  else
+    artifacts_found="false"
+  fi
 repo_vars:
   - EXT_USER = 'obsidianmd'
   - EXT_REPO = 'obsidian-releases'