diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_release.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_release.yml
index 87d508ef7..b3214bd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build_test_upload:
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'pytorch/data'
+      github.repository == 'pytorch/data' && github.ref_name == 'main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_build_test_upload.yml
     with:
       branch: "main"