diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 408e8396c..4e3025e56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       version:
         description: 'Version'
         required: true
+      current_release:
+        description: 'True to release Docker and update version info in moto/__init__.py'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   release-moto-job:
@@ -44,9 +48,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build Python
       run: python -m build
     - name: Build Docker release
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       run: |
         docker build -t motoserver/moto . --tag moto:${{ env.VERSION }}
     - name: Test Docker release
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       run: |
         docker run -p 5000:5000 --name moto motoserver/moto &
         TEST_SERVER_MODE=true pytest -sv tests/test_core tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
@@ -66,21 +72,26 @@ jobs:
     # Required to get the correct Digest
     # See https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/issues/461
     - name: Set up QEMU
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
     - name: Login to DockerHub
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Login to GHCR
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Push to DockerHub and GHCR
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       id: build_and_push
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
       with:
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           motoserver/moto:${{ env.VERSION }}
           ghcr.io/getmoto/motoserver:${{ env.VERSION }}
     - name: Increase patch version number
+      if: ${{ inputs.current_release }}
       run: |
         python update_version_from_git.py patch
         sed -i 's/Docker Digest for ${{ env.VERSION }}: <autopopulateddigest>/Docker Digest for ${{ env.VERSION }}: _${{ steps.build_and_push.outputs.digest }}_/' CHANGELOG.md