diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 81dd468e4..13fd946db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: Publish releases
 on:
   # Triggers the workflow on push when pushing to a version tag
   push:
+    branches:
+      - 'atavism/ci-updates'
     tags:
       - '*lantern-*'
   workflow_run: