diff --git a/.github/workflows/k8s-publish-test-base-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/k8s-publish-test-base-image.yaml
index a9da64550..72225d863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/k8s-publish-test-base-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/k8s-publish-test-base-image.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: (k8s package) Publish Test Base Image
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'
+      # we only need base image for k8s based tests
+      - 'lib/v*'
 
 jobs:
   publish_test_base_image: