diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
index e9bbc636..4df20d02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_candidate.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name: Compile Release Candidate
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build-release-candidate:
-    if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6