diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index dd1e5245..e7dc4e29 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ steps:
 
   - name: make static
     image: golang:1.16
-    ignore: true  # until we decide we all want this check
+    ignore: true # until we decide we all want this check
     environment:
       STATIC_CHECK_URL: honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
       STATIC_CHECK_VERSION: v0.2.0
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ steps:
       - make check
       - make build
       - make test
+    when:
+      event: tag
 
   - name: release
     image: golang:1.16