diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
index b904d07104a..4fdb50da7dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
+    # Prevents action from running on forks
+    if: github.repository == 'apollographql/apollo-client'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       issues: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 391abc3ba39..0c190cbab8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Changesets Release
+    # Prevents action from creating a PR on forks
+    if: github.repository == 'apollographql/apollo-client'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo