diff --git a/.github/workflows/cve-scanning.yml b/.github/workflows/cve-scanning.yml
index 30f401c3..e7acf297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cve-scanning.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cve-scanning.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   depcheck:
+    # Skip this job for release commits
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[maven-release-plugin]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-scanning.yml b/.github/workflows/license-scanning.yml
index 05b0bdc5..d120be3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-scanning.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-scanning.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   scan:
+    # Skip this job for release commits
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[maven-release-plugin]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repo