diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05b01e1..f24e8ab 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ before_script:
   - npm prune
 after_success:
   - npm run semantic-release
+branches:
+  except:
+    # ignore git tags created by semantic-release, like "v1.2.3"
+    - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/