diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 2906dfce76..7a86ef4264 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   agents:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Release v')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Agent 1
     timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn
       - name: Start Nx Agent ${{ matrix.agent }}
         run: npx nx-cloud start-agent
+
   publish:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Release v')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2