diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 3f4be974b4d2..73d26b55a51d 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 gcp_credentials: ENCRYPTED[!ebad0a1f4f7a446b77944c33651460a7ab010b4617273cb016cf354eb8fc22aa92e37a3c58bfa4a0c40a799351e027a6!]
 
-# Run on PRs and main branch post submit only.
-only_if: $CIRRUS_PR != '' || $CIRRUS_BRANCH == 'main'
+# Run on PRs and main branch post submit only. Don't run tests when tagging.
+only_if: $CIRRUS_TAG == '' && ($CIRRUS_PR != '' || $CIRRUS_BRANCH == 'main')
 env:
   CHANNEL: "master" # Default to master when not explicitly set by a task.
   PLUGIN_TOOL: "./script/tool/bin/flutter_plugin_tools.dart"