diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-release.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-release.yml
index f930079..af33abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-release.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build, sign and notarize with Tauri
         uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@1deb371b0cd8bd54025b384f1cd735e725c4060f # v1.0.0
         env:
+          # The DMG bundler reads these variables separately from --ci.
+          CI: "true"
+          TAURI_BUNDLER_DMG_IGNORE_CI: "false"
           APPLE_ID: dev@petsch-studios.de
           APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/native/tests/macos-workflow.test.js b/native/tests/macos-workflow.test.js
index b5964df..fc35f76 100644
--- a/native/tests/macos-workflow.test.js
+++ b/native/tests/macos-workflow.test.js
@@ -113,6 +113,19 @@ test('manual release on main accepts an existing tag without moving it', (t) =>
     assert.equal(f.git(f.checkout, 'rev-parse', 'macos-v1.2.3'), f.commit);
 });
 
+test('release DMG packaging disables Finder automation in the Tauri action environment', () => {
+    const build = workflow
+        .split('      - name: Build, sign and notarize with Tauri\n')[1]
+        .split('\n      - name:')[0];
+    const environment = build
+        .split('        env:\n')[1]
+        .split('        with:\n')[0];
+    assert.match(environment, /^ {10}CI: "true"$/m);
+    assert.match(environment, /^ {10}TAURI_BUNDLER_DMG_IGNORE_CI: "false"$/m);
+    assert.match(build, /--bundles app,dmg/);
+    assert.match(build, /"createUpdaterArtifacts":true/);
+});
+
 for (const [name, overrides] of [
     ['web release tag', { GITHUB_REF: 'refs/tags/v1.2.3' }],
     ['missing tag', { GITHUB_REF: 'refs/tags/macos-v9.9.9' }],