diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ce258a5e..3d172eb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - '*'         # matches every branch that doesn't contain a '/'
       - '*/*'       # matches every branch containing a single '/'
       - '**'        # matches every branch
-      - '!master'   # excludes master
+      - '!release'   # excludes master
 jobs:
 
   integration_tests_linux: