diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e2666f7..add0b20c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -103,14 +103,18 @@ after_success:
 
 jobs:
   include:
+    - if: branch = master AND env(TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST) = false
     - stage: test
       env: ARCH=linux/amd64 TAG_SUFFIX=amd64
     - stage: test
       env: ARCH=linux/arm/v7 TAG_SUFFIX=arm32v7
     - stage: release
+      before_install: skip
+      install: skip
       script:
         - >
           if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]; then
+            set -x
             nvm install lts/*
             npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/commit-analyzer
             npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/git
@@ -120,5 +124,7 @@ jobs:
             npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/github
             npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/changelog
             npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/exec
+            echo "Running semantic release..."
             npx semantic-release
           fi
+      after_success: skip