diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c9dcf44cfe..63c2de2ca0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci')"
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     steps: