diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitsplit.yml b/.github/workflows/gitsplit.yml
index ec6e963d..58d5c2eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitsplit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitsplit.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - '*'
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITSPLIT_TOKEN }}