diff --git a/buildkite/bazelci.py b/buildkite/bazelci.py
index 4347789..4874e10 100755
--- a/buildkite/bazelci.py
+++ b/buildkite/bazelci.py
@@ -1522,8 +1522,11 @@
 
 
 def get_release_name_from_branch_name():
+    # TODO(pcloudy): Find a better way to do this
+    if os.getenv("BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG") == "publish-bazel-binaries":
+        return None
     res = re.match(r"release-(\d+\.\d+\.\d+(rc\d+)?).*", os.getenv("BUILDKITE_BRANCH"))
-    return res.group(1) if res else ""
+    return res.group(1) if res else None
 
 
 def is_pull_request():