diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 22b495a1c..5422a1ff9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release (softprops/action-gh-release)
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')