diff --git a/.github/matrix-commitly.yml b/.github/matrix-commitly.yml
index 791481fa499..ca0328973cb 100644
--- a/.github/matrix-commitly.yml
+++ b/.github/matrix-commitly.yml
@@ -4,27 +4,15 @@ build-packages:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   package: deb
   check-manifest-file: ubuntu-22.04-amd64.txt
-# Alpine
-- label: alpine
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
-  package: apk
-  bazel_args: --platforms=//:alpine-x86_64
-  check-manifest-file: alpine-amd64.txt
 
 build-images:
 - label: ubuntu
   base-image: ubuntu:22.04
   package: deb
   artifact-from: ubuntu-22.04
-# Alpine
-- label: alpine
-  base-image: alpine:3.16
-  package: apk
-  artifact-from: alpine
 
 smoke-tests:
 - label: ubuntu
-- label: alpine
 
 scan-vulnerabilities:
 - label: ubuntu
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4edfefb3462..f117fbbddc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: |-
       fromJSON(needs.metadata.outputs.matrix)['smoke-tests'] != ''
+      && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'))
 
     # TODO: test packages
     strategy: