diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e13de2f7d..e798c2670 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract tag name
         run: echo "TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Validate tag pattern
+        id: validate_tag
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${TAG_NAME}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "TAG_VALID=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "TAG_VALID=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: Trigger dispatch for obol-docs
+        if: env.TAG_VALID == 'true'
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.OBOL_PLATFORM_PAT }}
@@ -49,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger dispatch for helm-charts
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        if: env.TAG_VALID == 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.OBOL_PLATFORM_PAT }}
           repository: ObolNetwork/helm-charts
@@ -57,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger dispatch for obol-ansible
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        if: env.TAG_VALID == 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.OBOL_PLATFORM_PAT }}
           repository: ObolNetwork/obol-ansible
@@ -65,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger dispatch for CDVN
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        if: env.TAG_VALID == 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.OBOL_PLATFORM_PAT }}
           repository: ObolNetwork/charon-distributed-validator-node
@@ -73,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Trigger dispatch for CDVC
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        if: env.TAG_VALID == 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.OBOL_PLATFORM_PAT }}
           repository: ObolNetwork/charon-distributed-validator-cluster