diff --git a/.woodpecker.star b/.woodpecker.star
index 6a7df561e..3e153e006 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.star
+++ b/.woodpecker.star
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ def main(ctx):
     if ctx.build.event == "cron" and ctx.build.sender == "translation-sync":
         return translation_sync(ctx)
 
+    is_release_pr = (ctx.build.event == "pull_request" and ctx.build.sender == "openclouders" and "🎉 release" in ctx.build.title.lower())
+    if is_release_pr:
+        return [licenseCheck(ctx)]
+
     build_release_helpers = \
         readyReleaseGo()