diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a1280038e..9d7c995bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'octokit'
     name: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: