diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 158e0560..6f07b04e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name: Update Major Version Tag
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   update-majorver: