diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5df834f..9906888 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Create and publish a Docker image
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["release"]
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}