diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
index cfc2b7082..0634487ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   cleanup:
-    if: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease == false }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease == false && github.event.release.target_commitish == 'master' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
 
     permissions: