diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubectl-plugin-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/kubectl-plugin-release.yaml
index 95e54dadcf8..916053e02d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubectl-plugin-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubectl-plugin-release.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: release-kubectl-plugin
 on:
+  pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag: