diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f02e1134a..e60966933 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
           name: renterd
           path: release/
   dispatch:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
     strategy:
         matrix:
             repo: ['siafoundation/homebrew-sia', 'siafoundation/linux']