diff --git a/publish-nym-sphinx-test.sh b/publish-nym-sphinx-test.sh
index ef7b909ae6..47efff40bd 100755
--- a/publish-nym-sphinx-test.sh
+++ b/publish-nym-sphinx-test.sh
@@ -2,30 +2,63 @@
 set -e
 
 # nym-sphinx and its sub-crates
-PACKAGES=(
+# batches for rate limit of 5 new crates per burst
+BATCH1=(
   "nym-sphinx-acknowledgements"
   "nym-sphinx-addressing"
   "nym-sphinx-anonymous-replies"
   "nym-sphinx-chunking"
   "nym-sphinx-cover"
+)
+
+BATCH2=(
   "nym-sphinx-forwarding"
   "nym-sphinx-framing"
   "nym-sphinx-params"
   "nym-sphinx-routing"
   "nym-sphinx-types"
+)
+
+BATCH3=(
   "nym-sphinx"
 )
 
-PACKAGE_FLAGS=""
-for pkg in "${PACKAGES[@]}"; do
-  PACKAGE_FLAGS="$PACKAGE_FLAGS -p $pkg"
-done
+publish_batch() {
+  local -n batch_ref=$1
+  shift
 
-cargo release \
-  $PACKAGE_FLAGS \
-  --prev-tag-name "" \
-  --no-push \
-  --no-tag \
-  --allow-branch '*' \
-  -v \
-  "$@"
+  PACKAGE_FLAGS=""
+  for pkg in "${batch_ref[@]}"; do
+    PACKAGE_FLAGS="$PACKAGE_FLAGS -p $pkg"
+  done
+
+  cargo release \
+    $PACKAGE_FLAGS \
+    --prev-tag-name "" \
+    --no-push \
+    --no-tag \
+    --allow-branch '*' \
+    -v \
+    "$@"
+}
+
+echo "Publishing batch 1 "
+publish_batch BATCH1 "$@"
+
+if [[ "$*" == *"--execute"* ]]; then
+  echo "Waiting 600 seconds (10 minutes) before next batch..."
+  sleep 600
+fi
+
+echo "Publishing batch 2 "
+publish_batch BATCH2 "$@"
+
+if [[ "$*" == *"--execute"* ]]; then
+  echo "Waiting 600 seconds (10 minutes) before final batch..."
+  sleep 600
+fi
+
+echo "Publishing batch 3 (1 crate)..."
+publish_batch BATCH3 "$@"
+
+echo "All packages published successfully!"