diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45bfc026..fbf34158 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    if: ${{github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.merged}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write