diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 81c0436831..0375dd8fe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
     needs: [check, build, proto, browser, node]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout