diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_merge_main.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_merge_main.yaml
index 7d7a844a..6de5443a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_merge_main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_merge_main.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
     tag-release:
+        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - name: Checkout repository