diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index f32bbf16..4b5c49c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         name: dist.tar
         path: dist.tar
   buildimage:
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'dependabot/') }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         binary:
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Debug head ref
-      run: echo ${{ github.head_ref }}
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Download binaries tar file