diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 87886bf..e207aad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
     tags: # Will upload to luarocks.org when a tag is pushed
       - "*"
   pull_request: # Will test a local install without uploading to luarocks.org
+    types:
+      - opened
 
 jobs:
   luarocks-release: