diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4f2cb38246..17414edc4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
+      - name: Check branch to publish
+        env:
+          PUBLISH_BRANCHES: "main,rc,hotfix-rc"
+        id: publish-branch-check
+        run: |
+          IFS="," read -a publish_branches <<< $PUBLISH_BRANCHES
+
       - name: Set up .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@87b7050bc53ea08284295505d98d2aa94301e852 # v4.2.0