diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 5116a11..842759f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*_test.go'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'test/**'
+      - 'tools/**'
+      - 'agent/tests/fakes/**'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/ci.yml'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/e2e.yml'
+      - 'deploy/proxmox-install.sh'
+      - 'deploy/vetting.example.yaml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read