diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 35bbc4260..c2eacad98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  # Bot-authored release pushes are verified by release-publish before publishing.
   verify:
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name != 'push' ||
+      !(startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release):') &&
+        github.event.head_commit.author.username == 'agentcore-devx-automation[bot]')
     uses: ./.github/workflows/verify.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -23,7 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
   e2e:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'push' &&
+      !(startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release):') &&
+        github.event.head_commit.author.username == 'agentcore-devx-automation[bot]')
     uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
     permissions:
       id-token: write