diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
index 0be2854de4..79c817393f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ concurrency:
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - "release/**"
       - "feature/**"
       - "improvement/**"
       - "hotfix/**"
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ on:
       - "dependabot/**"
       - "w/**"
       - "q/*/**"
+      - "!w/release/**"
 
 jobs:
   changed-files: