diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/main.yml b/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
index 37da8b2..9f0e16d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 name: CI
 
+env:
+  SKIP_MAKE_SETUP_CHECK: 'true'
+
 # Controls when the workflow will run
 on:
   # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the main branch
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 92528eb..4fd291d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Upload Python Package
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
+env:
+  SKIP_MAKE_SETUP_CHECK: 'true'
+
 on:
   push:
     # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f0d3c5..e3e13fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ USING_POETRY=$(shell grep "tool.poetry" pyproject.toml && echo "yes")
 
 .PHONY: issetup
 issetup:
-	@[ -f .git/hooks/commit-msg ] || (echo "You must run 'make setup' first to initialize the repo!" && exit 1)
+	@[ -f .git/hooks/commit-msg ] || [ -v SKIP_MAKE_SETUP_CHECK ] || (echo "You must run 'make setup' first to initialize the repo!" && exit 1)
 
 .PHONY: setup
 setup: