diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dad5b3e82..b4b8da451 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  push:
     branches:
       - main
-    types: [ closed ]
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write  # Required for OIDC. See https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers#step-2-configure-your-cicd-workflow
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: "OpenTermsArchive/engine/.github/workflows/test.yml@main"
   release:
     needs: [ changelog, test ]
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && needs.changelog.outputs.release-type != 'no-release'
+    if: needs.changelog.outputs.release-type != 'no-release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           client-payload: '{"version": "v${{ steps.release-changelog.outputs.version }}"}'
 
   clean_changelog:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && needs.changelog.outputs.release-type == 'no-release'
+    if: needs.changelog.outputs.release-type == 'no-release'
     needs: [ changelog ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: