diff --git a/.github/workflows/semrel-01-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/semrel-01-dev-flow.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/semrel-01-dev.yml
rename to .github/workflows/semrel-01-dev-flow.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semrel-02-rel.yml b/.github/workflows/semrel-02-rel-flow.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/semrel-02-rel.yml
rename to .github/workflows/semrel-02-rel-flow.yml
index eaca50794..ffb1d5835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semrel-02-rel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semrel-02-rel-flow.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/semrel-rc.yml
   soak:
     needs: [rc]
+    if: ${{ needs.rc.outputs.RELEASE_NEEDED == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/semrel-soak.yml
   official:
     needs: [soak]