diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7789d831b0b..3e1f26b61c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ jobs:
   generate_release_note:
     name: Generate release note from template
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'radius-project/radius' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'main'
+    # We should only create the release note if this is a pull request against main
+    if: github.repository == 'radius-project/radius' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref == 'main'
     env:
       RELNOTE_FOUND: false
     steps: