diff --git a/hooks/pre-push b/hooks/pre-push
index 1c3d4b9..e05535a 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/hooks/pre-push
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ while read -r local_ref local_sha remote_ref remote_sha; do
   fi
 done
 
+if [[ "$should_release" != true ]]; then
+  current_branch="$(git -C "$ROOT_DIR" symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD || true)"
+  if [[ "$current_branch" == "master" ]]; then
+    should_release=true
+    release_local_ref="refs/heads/master"
+    release_remote_ref="refs/heads/master"
+  fi
+fi
+
 if [[ "$should_release" != true ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi