diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notification-pr-opened.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notification-pr-opened.yml
index b86e0ba..b9e526c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notification-pr-opened.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notification-pr-opened.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ name: Release Notification on PR Opened
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches:
+      - 'release-*'
 
 jobs:
   notify:
-    if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release-')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install jq