diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
index b41bf06..61c0cd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   validate:
+    if: github.actor != 'vault-cortex-release[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}