diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-stable.yml
index 6f38e33520..50140d27a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-stable.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+    - name: Fail if we are attempting to run on the master branch
+      if: ${{GITHUB.REF_NAME == 'master'}}
+      run: exit 1
+
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3.6.0
       with:
         submodules: 'recursive'
@@ -53,3 +57,23 @@ jobs:
       env:
         PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
         GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ vars.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+
+    - name: Publish discord changelog (SUNRISE)
+      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_SUNRISE }}
+
+    - name: Publish discord changelog (LUST)
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LUST }}
+
+    - name: Publish discord changelog (FISH)
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_FISH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 63281ff8da..e565d6fc01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+    - name: Fail if we are attempting to run on the stable branch
+      if: ${{GITHUB.REF_NAME == 'stable'}}
+      run: exit 1
+
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
@@ -62,26 +66,6 @@ jobs:
         PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
         GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ vars.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
 
-    - name: Publish discord changelog (SUNRISE)
-      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_SUNRISE }}
-
-    - name: Publish discord changelog (LUST)
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LUST }}
-
-    - name: Publish discord changelog (FISH)
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: Tools/_sunrise/actions_changelogs_since_last_run.py
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.CHANGELOG_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_FISH }}
-
 #    - name: Publish changelog (RSS)
 #      continue-on-error: true
 #      run: Tools/actions_changelog_rss.py