diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
index a3470570d..e266e1da9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: Spell checking
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+    tags-ignore:
+      - "*"
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
     - cron: '5 * * * *'