diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/develop-workflow.yml
index d8fe34bff..17d4e01f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop-workflow.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Upload Kavita.Common for Version Bump
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop') }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !contains(github.head_ref, 'release')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Bump version
     needs: [ build ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop') }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !contains(github.head_ref, 'release')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Nightly Docker
     needs: [ build, version ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop') }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !contains(github.head_ref, 'release')
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: read