diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end.yaml
index 713dacd8..032db4f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   node-install:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Skip this job for version bump commits (binary won't exist yet)
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Release')"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node: [ 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ]