diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
index df268a8b6..3d80b6cf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ name: release cli
 
 jobs:
   binary:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'taco/')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dgctl_release.yml b/.github/workflows/dgctl_release.yml
index 530f1a617..ad3fcfc77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dgctl_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dgctl_release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ name: release dgctl
 
 jobs:
   binary:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'taco/')"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         arch: [arm, arm64, amd64, "386"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ee_cli_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ee_cli_release.yml
index 7e4f74180..70bda5be7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ee_cli_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ee_cli_release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ name: release ee cli
 
 jobs:
   binary:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'taco/')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/taco/cmd/statesman/main.go b/taco/cmd/statesman/main.go
index 6c2fa888d..0c1b137ab 100644
--- a/taco/cmd/statesman/main.go
+++ b/taco/cmd/statesman/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package main
 // Verifying Release-Please workflow with PAT token
 // Expecting automatic tag creation on merge
 // Testing binary cleanup to prevent dgctl contamination
+// Added workflow exclusions to prevent release collisions
+// Testing isolated taco releases without interference
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
diff --git a/taco/cmd/taco/main.go b/taco/cmd/taco/main.go
index e3110da2c..8a559a2ff 100644
--- a/taco/cmd/taco/main.go
+++ b/taco/cmd/taco/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package main
 // Testing Release-Please with proper tag recognition
 // Should create version 0.1.2 for both components
 // Full end-to-end test with cleanup and proper tagging
+// Fixed tag collision with existing release workflows
+// Should now have clean releases without dgctl contamination
 import (
     "fmt"
     "os"