diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 59589fc6a9..26369371b1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -268,6 +268,6 @@ workflows:
           context: nipybot
           filters:
             branches:
-              only: /rel\/.*/
+              only: /rel\/\d.*/
             tags:
               only: /.*/