diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9ac796e..5507d8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Terraform Provider release workflow.
 name: Release
 
-# This GitHub action creates a release when a new release is publised with a new tag
+# This GitHub action creates a release when a tag that matches the pattern
+# "v*" (e.g. v0.1.0) is created.
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
 
 # Releases need permissions to read and write the repository contents.
 # GitHub considers creating releases and uploading assets as writing contents.