diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 829b25f67..b72d38958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: create version number
       id: version_number
+      if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         latest=$(cat ../nightly-builds/latest-subsurface-buildnumber)
         today=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index 3af8eda1a..a91382854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: create version number
       id: version_number
+      if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         latest=$(cat ../nightly-builds/latest-subsurface-buildnumber)
         today=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 0832ad393..cee3b4003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: create version number
       id: version_number
+      if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         latest=$(cat ../nightly-builds/latest-subsurface-buildnumber)
         today=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')