diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0d395a7..8035e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*' # Trigger on version tags like v1.0.0, v2.1.3, etc.
+    paths:
+      - 'version.txt'
 
 jobs:
   build-and-release: