diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c973ab409..6445bafd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "v*"
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-*"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Validate tag name
+        run: |
+          tag="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          echo "Triggered by tag: $tag"
+          if [[ "$tag" == *-dirty* ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Refusing to release from dirty tag '$tag'."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with: