diff --git a/.github/workflows/git-town.yml b/.github/workflows/git-town.yml
index 0cb5c0ae..060fe106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/git-town.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/git-town.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ name: Git Town
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'release-please--**'
 
 jobs:
   git-town:
     name: Display the branch stack
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
 
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please--') }}
+
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write