diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9c5263f5..d228c147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      # don't double-build dependabot PRs
+      - dependabot/**
+    tags:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   # Run tests using node, publish a package when tagged
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d05f162f..f80079f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       # don't double-build dependabot PRs
       - dependabot/**
+    tags: ["**"]
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch: