diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7306f84a715..40e22771413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - rvl/misc-scripts  # temporary testing
     tags:
       - 'v*'
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           full_commit_message: ${{ steps.build.outputs.commit_message }}
 
   bump_sh:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    # if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')  # temporary for PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: '📥 Checkout repository'
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo snap install yq
           sudo apt-get -yu install html-xml-utils
       - name: 'Update Release in Bump.sh'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')  # temporary for PR
         run: './scripts/gh/update-bump.sh'
         env:
           BUMP_SH_DOC_ID: ${{ secrets.BUMP_SH_DOC_ID }}