diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 60d0382d0..d448fe901 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     name: Generate Release
-    if: ${{ needs.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'master' }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request') && (needs.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'master') }}
     needs: [unit_tests_with_coverage, lint_project, build_docker_image, extract_branch]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: