diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d28fcc067..00d17e2f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -84,12 +84,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
           cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.zip
@@ -145,12 +147,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
           cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.zip
@@ -215,12 +219,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
           cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-x64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-x64.zip
@@ -817,12 +823,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           Copy-Item LICENSE .\build\bin\Release\llama.cpp.txt
           Copy-Item .\examples\run\linenoise.cpp\LICENSE .\build\bin\Release\linenoise.cpp.txt
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}.zip
@@ -965,16 +973,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
 
       - name: Copy and pack Cuda runtime
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
         run: |
           echo "Cuda install location: ${{ env.CUDA_PATH }}"
           $dst='.\build\bin\cudart\'
@@ -983,6 +994,7 @@ jobs:
           7z a cudart-llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip $dst\*
 
       - name: Upload Cuda runtime
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: cudart-llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
@@ -1029,6 +1041,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build the release package
         id: pack_artifacts
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           echo "cp oneAPI running time dll files in ${{ env.ONEAPI_ROOT }} to ./build/bin"
 
@@ -1053,6 +1066,7 @@ jobs:
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload the release package
+        if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip