diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-examples.yml
index c67c8c5c..0abbc323 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-examples.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 name: '[CI] Sync Examples'
 
 on:
-    push: # Only run on merges into main that modify files under examples/
-        branches:
-        -   main
-        paths:
-        -   examples/**
-        -   .github/workflows/sync-examples.yml # Test that workflow works when changed
+    release:
+        types: [published]
 
 jobs:
     build: