diff --git a/.github/workflows/halo.yaml b/.github/workflows/halo.yaml
index e381144a60..ef985af4b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/halo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/halo.yaml
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ jobs:
           ghcr-token: ${{ secrets.GHCR_TOKEN }}
           dockerhub-user: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           dockerhub-token: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/next' }} # we only push to GHCR if the push is to the next branch
+          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'release' }} # we only push to GHCR if the push is to the next branch