diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 972bdc7..3c0fe3d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4