diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release-notes.yml
index 7d5980d7d20..12b889dfd1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release-notes.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ name: Check release notes
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '!release/*'
 
 jobs:
   check:
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/864.md b/upcoming-release-notes/864.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b993a6251d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/864.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [j-f1]
+---
+
+Don’t check for release notes on `release/*` branches