diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-changesets.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-changesets.yml
index 7d716e7..6c32dd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-changesets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-changesets.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
   verify-changesets:
     name: Verify Changesets
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-changeset') }}
+    # The release pull request consumes the changesets, so it never carries one.
+    if: ${{ !(github.head_ref == 'changeset-release/main' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-changeset') }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1