diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7333d62aff..d8602f9ad9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   cargo-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ (github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success') && (github.event.workflow.name == 'Release') }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request && (github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success') && (github.event.workflow.name == 'Release') }}
     steps:
       - name: Print workflow event name
         run: echo "${{ github.event.workflow.name }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5df0c7b1c1..3ba1e6cef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ permissions:
 # will be marked as a prerelease.
 on:
   pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
   push:
     tags:
       - '**[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'