diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
index 5f0fa1d08..8685a4653 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ name: Build and Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 9 * * 2' # every Tuesday at 9 am UTC
+    branches:
+      - main
+  # schedule: TODO: align release schedule with CLI
+  #   - cron: '0 9 * * 2' # every Tuesday at 9 am UTC
 
 jobs:
   build: