diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
index 048766e6..11c2c8c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
           node-version: 16
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         run: |
           npm install
           npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
index 42d9987b..98588646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
           node-version: 16
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         run: |
           npm install
           npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
index 7f0a0db7..aedf2584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
           node-version: 16
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         run: |
           npm install
           npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
index 7b94a5e0..4402ebcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
           node-version: 16
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         run: |
           npm install
           npm run build