diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_binaries_release.yml
index 60c3468ae..9d5ad71f0 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: