diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 5d2816b95..7635fe217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-on: push
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '!release'
 
 name: format