diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index 3712b2cff20a..33881ecc90d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Publish docs via GitHub Pages
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout main
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Deploy docs
         uses: mhausenblas/mkdocs-deploy-gh-pages@master