diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index dfa9fd62..fd34acac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: Lint
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'release-please/**'
+    branches:
+      - "!**release-please--**"
   pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'release-please/**'
+    branches:
+      - "!**release-please--**"
 
 jobs:
   test: