diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 147d1ecb97..8320fe80cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workspace_path: packages/sdk/server-node
           aws_assume_role: ${{ vars.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
+          # Only publish docs on the default branch.
+          publish_docs: ${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
diff --git a/actions/full-release/action.yml b/actions/full-release/action.yml
index b295d24487..3d6981377d 100644
--- a/actions/full-release/action.yml
+++ b/actions/full-release/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ inputs:
   aws_assume_role:
     description: 'The ARN of an AWS IAM role to assume. Used to auth with AWS to upload results to S3.'
     required: true
+  publish_docs: # This is useful for previous major versions to avoid overwriting current docs.
+    description: 'Should this release publish documentation?'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -37,5 +41,6 @@ runs:
         prerelease: false
         dry_run: false
     - uses: ./actions/publish-docs
+      if: ${{ inputs.publish_docs == 'true' }}
       with:
         workspace_path: ${{ inputs.workspace_path }}