diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2e09ce65c..c02ea9c76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ steps.create-release-draft.outputs.url }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
   build-docker:
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.build-docker == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.build-docker == 'true' || github.event_name == 'push'}}
     name: Build and publish Docker image
     needs: extract-version
     runs-on: warp-ubuntu-2404-x64-16x