diff --git a/.github/workflows/required-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/required-checks.yml
index af4fcc9ea81..e7b8968ca46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/required-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/required-checks.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ permissions:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') }}
 
 jobs:
   # Precheck decides which downstream jobs run for this event: