diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d6a57e8..c388209 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: release
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - main
     tags:
       - "v*"
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   validate-tag:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
@@ -31,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=${tag_version}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
   build-release-artifacts:
-    needs:
-      - validate-tag
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   github-release:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - validate-tag