diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 32cc355..3bc80e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref_name != 'master'
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: psf/black@stable
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: lint
+    if: github.ref_name != 'master'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tag_and_publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref_name == 'dev' || github.ref_name == 'master' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.ref_name == 'dev' || github.ref_name == 'master'
     needs: test
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing