diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8aeb3af5..45094f68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Deploy Hugo site to Pages
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -45,10 +43,13 @@ jobs:
         run: make -C community.hachyderm.io hugo
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         with:
           path: community.hachyderm.io/public/
 
+  # Only run deploy on main branch, all others just run the build as a CI step.
   deploy:
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     environment:
       name: github-pages
       url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}