diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7ff8cea..7cff3b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -62,19 +62,15 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   is-release:
-    # Filtering by `push` events ensures that we only release from the `main` branch, which is a
-    # requirement for our npm publishing environment.
-    # The commit author should always be 'github-actions' for releases created by the
-    # 'create-release-pr' workflow, so we filter by that as well to prevent accidentally
-    # triggering a release.
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.head_commit.author.name, 'github-actions')
+    name: Determine whether this is a release merge commit
     needs: all-jobs-pass
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       IS_RELEASE: ${{ steps.is-release.outputs.IS_RELEASE }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: MetaMask/action-is-release@v1
-        id: is-release
+      - id: is-release
+        uses: MetaMask/action-is-release@v2
 
   publish-release:
     needs: is-release