diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 195e967..1a49941 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ jobs:
             }}/providers/${{ env.GCP_WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_PROVIDER }}
       - name: 'Set up Cloud SDK'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2'
+      - name: Select Tests for AMD64
+        if: ${{ matrix.arch == 'amd64' }}
+        # Run all tests on AMD64
+        run: echo "CONTAINER_TESTS_TO_RUN=''" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Select Tests for ARM64
+        if: ${{ matrix.arch == 'arm64' }}
+        # We use QEMU to run ARM64 images on AMD64, but .NET Core isn't supported by QEMU,
+        # for now we only run the basic TestEnvironment tests on ARM64.
+        # https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/249
+        # TODO: enable more tests https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-docker-containers/issues/289
+        run: echo "CONTAINER_TESTS_TO_RUN='-test.run TestEnvironment' >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Tests
         run: |
           docker run \
@@ -153,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
             --volume /tmp:/src \
             --entrypoint /src/pulumi-test-containers \
             ${{ env.DOCKER_ORG }}/pulumi:${{ env.PULUMI_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.arch }} \
-            -test.timeout=1h -test.v
+            -test.timeout=1h -test.v ${{ env.CONTAINER_TESTS_TO_RUN }}
       - name: Tests for nonroot variant
         run: |
           chmod o+r $GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
@@ -177,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
             --volume /tmp:/src \
             --entrypoint /src/pulumi-test-containers \
             ${{ env.DOCKER_ORG }}/pulumi:${{ env.PULUMI_VERSION }}-nonroot-${{ matrix.arch }} \
-            -test.timeout=1h -test.v
+            -test.timeout=1h -test.v ${{ env.CONTAINER_TESTS_TO_RUN }}
       - name: Push ${{ env.PULUMI_VERSION }}
         run: |
             docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_ORG }}/pulumi:${{ env.PULUMI_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.arch }}