diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 21a001b4..528b2041 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 name: ci
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+      - '!mdadams-joss'
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '**'
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   build: