diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4b63534..c97f59f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Validate release branch'
-        if: ${{ needs.workflow-variables.outputs.is-release != 'true' || needs.workflow-variables.outputs.is-preview != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ needs.workflow-variables.outputs.is-release != 'true' && needs.workflow-variables.outputs.is-preview != 'true' }}
         run: |
           echo "This workflow can only be run on 'release/**' or 'preview/**' branches."
           exit 1
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
   versioning:
     name: 'Extract version from branch'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [workflow-variables]
+    needs: [workflow-variables, validate-release]
     outputs:
         friendly-version: ${{ steps.format-version.outputs.friendly-version }}
         assembly-version: ${{ steps.format-version.outputs.assembly-version }}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     name: 'Compile source code'
-    needs: [workflow-variables, versioning]
+    needs: [workflow-variables, versioning, validate-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     env:
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: 'Run tests'
-    needs: [build]
+    needs: [build, validate-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
 
   pack:
     name: 'Package binaries'
-    needs: [versioning, build]
+    needs: [versioning, build, validate-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       assembly-version: ${{ needs.versioning.outputs.assembly-version }}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-package:
     name: 'Publish package'
-    needs: [pack]
+    needs: [pack, validate-release]
     env:
       package-artifact-name: ${{ needs.pack.outputs.package-artifact-name }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     name: 'Create release'
-    needs: [publish-package]
+    needs: [publish-package, validate-release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}'