diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release-prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release-prepare.yml
index e998efb54c28..67e542efa9eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release-prepare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release-prepare.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
   prepare:
     # Prevent scheduled runs on forks (no secrets, wastes Actions minutes)
     if: github.repository == 'openai/codex'
+    environment:
+      name: rust-release-prepare
+      deployment: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2