diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5eec9976..ba1c3b22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Setup Environment, Build JAR and Release Project
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '!release')"
     steps:
       - name: Automatic Release
-        uses: Fulminazzo/java-automatic-release@v1
+        uses: Fulminazzo/java-automatic-release@v3
         with:
           java-version: 8
         env: