diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 42083574..f9f5fdad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     name: release
-    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: write