diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 29b8c8b7..5c7c0d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       release_type: ${{ steps.set-type.outputs.release_type }}
       tagname: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      is_minor_release: ${{ steps.set-type.outputs.is_minor_release }}
     steps:
       - name: Set release type
         id: set-type
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "release_type=release" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
+          if [[ $TAG =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
+            echo "is_minor_release=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "is_minor_release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
   checks:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yml
 
@@ -151,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
   request-docs-version-update:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/request-docs-version-update.yml
     needs: [publish-release, determine-release-type]
-    if: needs.determine-release-type.outputs.release_type == 'release'
+    if: needs.determine-release-type.outputs.release_type == 'release' && needs.determine-release-type.outputs.is_minor_release == 'true'
     with:
       release_tag: ${{ needs.determine-release-type.outputs.tagname }}
       base_branch: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/request-docs-version-update.yml b/.github/workflows/request-docs-version-update.yml
index 2bd53c38..1f8c9dd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/request-docs-version-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/request-docs-version-update.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release_tag:
-        description: Release tag to update documentation examples to
+        description: Minor release tag, for example v0.35.0
         required: true
         type: string
       base_branch:
@@ -44,10 +44,17 @@ jobs:
 
             const releaseTag = process.env.RELEASE_TAG;
             const baseBranch = process.env.BASE_BRANCH;
+            const minorRelease = releaseTag.match(/^(v\d+\.\d+)\.0$/);
+            if (!minorRelease) {
+              core.setFailed(`Docs version updates only run for minor release tags like v0.35.0. Received: ${releaseTag}`);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const docsVersion = minorRelease[1];
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
             const targetRepo = `${owner}/${repo}`;
             const releaseUrl = `https://github.com/${targetRepo}/releases/tag/${releaseTag}`;
-            const title = `Update Docker Compose examples to ${releaseTag}`;
+            const title = `Update Docker Compose examples to ${docsVersion}`;
             const bodyLines = [
               `A new Zerobyte release was published: ${releaseTag}`,
               "",
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
               "Please create a pull request that updates Docker Compose documentation examples to use:",
               "",
               "```yaml",
-              `image: ghcr.io/nicotsx/zerobyte:${releaseTag}`,
+              `image: ghcr.io/nicotsx/zerobyte:${docsVersion}`,
               "```",
               "",
               "Scope:",