diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f60350f..56d5fec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Read releasebranch.txt
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_run'
         id: releasebranch
         run: |
           echo "branch=$(cat releasebranch.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 92f5962..e64fa3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request for release + next version
         run: |
           gh pr create \
-            --title "build: release ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}" \
-            --body "build: release ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}" \
+            --title "build: release ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }} [skip ci]" \
+            --body "build: release ${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }} [skip ci]" \
             --base main \
             --head "release/v${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}"
         env: