diff --git a/.github/workflows/native.yml b/.github/workflows/native.yml
index 46f2f4613..cbcc4009a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unix:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: matrix.os == "ubuntu-latest" || github.event_name == 'release'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: