diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-for-release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/check-for-release-tag.yml
index 7a94f794..7ab107cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-for-release-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-for-release-tag.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions-ecosystem/action-release-label@v1.2.0
       id: release-label
 
-    - run: echo "Release label is ${{ steps.release-label.outputs.level }}"
+    - run: echo "Release labels has skip: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/skip') }}"
+
+    - run: echo "Release level is ${{ steps.release-label.outputs.level }}"
 
     - name: Fail if label does not exist
       #if: ${{ ! ( contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/patch') || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/minor') || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/major') || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/skip') ) }}
-      if: ${{ ( steps.release-label.outputs.level == null ) }}
+      if: ${{ ( steps.release-label.outputs.level == null ) && ( ! contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release/skip') ) }}
       run: echo "Please label your PR with a release label" && exit 1
 
     # ensure changelog.txt has been updated in this PR by comparing it to the one in the master branch