diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-source.yml b/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
index 733617eb..a17abadf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ jobs:
                   sed -i "s/.*repository_tag.*/        repository_tag: v$RELEASE_VERSION/" "$dir"/values/values.yaml; \
                 fi; \
             fi; \
-            helm dep build "$dir"; \
-            helm dep update "$dir";  
+            # skip helm dep update and helm dep build for directories with '_starter' in the name
+            if [[ "$dir" != *"_starter"* ]]; then
+              helm dep build "$dir"
+              helm dep update "$dir"
+            fi
           done  
           # commit and push changes
           git add .