diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e1486bb19..da462f6e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   e2e-tests-olm:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci(bot):')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/e2e-tests-olm
 
   publish-olm-development:
-    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release):')"
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release):') && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci(bot):')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: quay
     needs: