diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5ab053b3..3dd2c224 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ jobs:
     - stage: release
       node_js: 10
       script: curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pelias/ci-tools/master/semantic-release.sh" | bash -
+      if: branch = production