diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 99cb57ea..3344a895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   # Create the Github Release™ so the packages have something to be uploaded to
   create-release:
+    if: github.repository == 'bottlerocket-os/twoliter'
     environment: release
     runs-on:
       group: bottlerocket
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Build and packages all the things
   upload-artifacts:
+    if: github.repository == 'bottlerocket-os/twoliter'
     # Let the initial task tell us to not run (currently very blunt)
     needs: create-release
     if: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.has-releases == 'true' }}
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Mark the Github Release™ as a non-draft now that everything has succeeded!
   publish-release:
+    if: github.repository == 'bottlerocket-os/twoliter'
     # Only run after all the other tasks, but it's ok if upload-artifacts was skipped
     needs: [create-release, upload-artifacts]
     if: ${{ always() && needs.create-release.result == 'success' && (needs.upload-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.upload-artifacts.result == 'success') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 28cd6e06..279ab919 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ on:
       - "**.md"
       - "**.plantuml"
       - "**.svg"
-  # triggers when a PR is merged
-  push:
-    branches: [develop]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.plantuml"
-      - "**.svg"
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: