diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index 9afc0e83..fcdb6ea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     needs: [init, fast_checks, full_checks, min_version, build, sanitize]
     if: >
-      github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository &&
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
       startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/v') &&
       !github.event.pull_request.draft
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 979d95a3..1b75dc96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Check permissions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      release_allowed: ${{ steps.maintainer.outputs.is_maintainer == 'true' }}
+      release_allowed: >
+        ${{
+          steps.maintainer.outputs.is_maintainer == 'true' &&
+          steps.local_branch.outputs.is_local == 'true'
+        }}
     steps:
 
-    - name: Is maintainer
+    - name: Initated by a maintainer
       id: maintainer
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -31,6 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "is_maintainer=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
 
+    - name: The ref branch is local
+      id: local_branch
+      env:
+        is_local: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository }}
+      run: |
+        echo "is_local=${is_local}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   release:
     name: Release
     needs: permissions