diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index bca7c57b..0e9ae8bf 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stages:
           - template: ci/tiledb-java-linux_osx.yml
 
   - stage: BuildNativeLibs
-    condition: or(startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'master'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags'))
+    condition: or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags'))
     jobs:
       - job: Linux_OSX
         strategy:
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ stages:
           vmImage: $(imageName)
         steps:
           - template: ci/tiledb-java-windows-release.yml
+
   - stage: Release
-    condition: startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags')
+    condition: or(startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))
     jobs:
       - job: All_OS
         strategy: