diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index 54a6442..1a0d4df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run release-please
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
         with:
+          skip-github-pull-request: "${{ startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release: ') }}"
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json