diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 370b66854051..0be81e1da78b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - '*'
     branches-ignore:
       - 'gh-readonly-queue/**'
+      - 'release-**'
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   schedule: