diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 90ec5f6c..ef5e8f6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Ansible collection release
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types:
       - closed