diff --git a/extensions/workflows/shared/bump_version.yml b/extensions/workflows/shared/bump_version.yml
index bbf7e9b11ca..dbe92a43a5a 100644
--- a/extensions/workflows/shared/bump_version.yml
+++ b/extensions/workflows/shared/bump_version.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       app-secret: ${{ secrets.ZED_ZIPPY_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     with:
       bump-type: ${{ needs.determine_bump_type.outputs.bump_type }}
-      force-bump: true
+      force-bump: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' }}
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.ref_name == 'main' && github.sha || 'anysha' }}labels
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extensions/bump_version.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extensions/bump_version.rs
index d6fa479095b..2d82f1351f2 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extensions/bump_version.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extensions/bump_version.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) fn call_bump_version(
         .with(
             Input::default()
                 .add("bump-type", bump_type.to_string())
-                .add("force-bump", true),
+                .add("force-bump", "${{ github.event_name != 'push' }}"),
         )
         .with_app_secrets();