diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
index 60c3468ae..f907ca1cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      - 'releases/**'
-      - 'hotfix/**'
+    paths:
+      - Cargo.toml
+      - Cargo.lock
+      - 'crates/**'
+      - .github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+      - Cargo.toml
+      - Cargo.lock
+      - 'crates/**'
+      - .github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
 
 jobs:
   binary_matrix:
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
             version="${{ matrix.binary }}-$version"
             echo "Master version: $version"
 
-            if gh release view "$version" ${{ github.repository }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if gh release view "$version" --repo ${{ github.repository }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               echo "Master release for this version already exists"
               echo "release_required=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             else