diff --git a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
index b9c5c30..262de20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
-    if: |
-     !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bump:') ||
-     !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bench:')
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bump:') || !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bench:') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: "Bump version and create changelog with commitizen"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yaml
index 37644e5..782b1aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ jobs:
         fail_ci_if_error: true
         token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
   bench:
+    # do not run on bench commits, which have automatically been generated by the bench_release job
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bench:') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4