diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3bdc858..9bc6ee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  # when a tag is created on the main branch
-  create:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     branches:
-      - 'tidy-up-dexter'
+      - tidy-up-dexter
 
 permissions:
   contents: write