diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 977ed7c8..bec478b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: mkdocs build
 
   publish-docker-image:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'release') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     needs: build-and-test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs: