diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 9c5a655104..25d8fce9e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: "ZITADEL e2e Tests"
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ZITADEL Release]
+    types:
+      - completed
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       releaseversion:
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set TAG env manual trigger
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: echo "ZITADEL_IMAGE=${ZITADEL_IMAGE_REGISTRY}:${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Set TAG env on release
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+      - name: Set TAG env on ZITADEL release
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_run'
         run: echo "ZITADEL_IMAGE=${ZITADEL_IMAGE_REGISTRY}:${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1