diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 2ae0594407..476764219b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: PR Checks
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+      - "releases/v*"
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
     types: [checks_requested]
@@ -145,12 +148,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Fetch base commit
         id: fetch-base
-        # Forks and Dependabot PRs don't have permission to write comments, so skip the repo size
-        # check in those cases.
+        # Skip this (and subsequent steps) if the PR originates from a fork, since this workflow
+        # won't have the necessary permissions to post comments on the PR.
         if: >-
           github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-          github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository &&
-          github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot[bot]'
+          github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
         env:
           BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
           HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     if: >-
       github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
       github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository &&
-      github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot[bot]' &&
+      github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' &&
       needs.other-checks.result == 'success'
     permissions:
       contents: read