diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 660f93b025..1b8b380179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ jobs:
     # Compute image isn't strictly required for proxy deploy, but let's still wait for it to run all deploy jobs consistently.
     needs: [ push-docker-hub, calculate-deploy-targets, tag, regress-tests ]
     if: |
-      (github.ref_name == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'release') &&
+      (github.ref_name == 'main') &&
       github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
     defaults:
       run: