diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 29f1cc5..4c22257 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]'
+    if: "github.event_name != 'push' || (github.event.head_commit == null || !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs: publish static site'))"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Build and sync docs site
     steps: