diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 694ab25d9a..0825b528fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - main
+      - 'release-*'
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test: