diff --git a/internal/pipe/brew/brew.go b/internal/pipe/brew/brew.go
index 01b808c4b..04fe64ba9 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/brew/brew.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/brew/brew.go
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, brew config.Homebrew, client client.Client) err
 		return pipe.Skip("brew section is not configured")
 	}
 
-	// TODO mavogel: in another PR
-	// check if release pipe is not configured!
-	// if ctx.Config.Release.Disable {
-	// }
-
 	var filters = []artifact.Filter{
 		artifact.Or(
 			artifact.ByGoos("darwin"),
@@ -163,6 +158,9 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, brew config.Homebrew, client client.Client) err
 	if ctx.Config.Release.Draft {
 		return pipe.Skip("release is marked as draft")
 	}
+	if ctx.Config.Release.Disable {
+		return pipe.Skip("release is disabled")
+	}
 	if strings.TrimSpace(brew.SkipUpload) == "auto" && ctx.Semver.Prerelease != "" {
 		return pipe.Skip("prerelease detected with 'auto' upload, skipping homebrew publish")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/brew/brew_test.go b/internal/pipe/brew/brew_test.go
index 8bbb12d52..992931e15 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/brew/brew_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/brew/brew_test.go
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ func TestRunPipeNoUpload(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx.SkipPublish = false
 		assertNoPublish(tt)
 	})
+	t.Run("release disabled", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		ctx.Config.Release.Disable = true
+		ctx.Config.Brews[0].SkipUpload = "false"
+		ctx.SkipPublish = false
+		assertNoPublish(tt)
+	})
 	t.Run("skip prerelease publish", func(tt *testing.T) {
 		ctx.Config.Release.Draft = false
 		ctx.Config.Brews[0].SkipUpload = "auto"
diff --git a/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop.go b/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop.go
index ddd32f656..494b15e0f 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client) error {
 	if ctx.Config.Release.Draft {
 		return pipe.Skip("release is marked as draft")
 	}
+	if ctx.Config.Release.Disable {
+		return pipe.Skip("release is disabled")
+	}
 	return client.CreateFile(
 		ctx,
 		ctx.Config.Scoop.CommitAuthor,
diff --git a/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop_test.go b/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop_test.go
index e745d7080..ecba4d049 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/scoop/scoop_test.go
@@ -495,6 +495,46 @@ func Test_doRun(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			shouldErr("release is marked as draft"),
 		},
+		{
+			"release is disabled",
+			args{
+				&context.Context{
+					TokenType: context.TokenTypeGitHub,
+					Git: context.GitInfo{
+						CurrentTag: "v1.0.1",
+					},
+					Version:   "1.0.1",
+					Artifacts: artifact.New(),
+					Config: config.Project{
+						Builds: []config.Build{
+							{Binary: "test", Goarch: []string{"amd64"}, Goos: []string{"windows"}},
+						},
+						Dist:        ".",
+						ProjectName: "run-pipe",
+						Archive: config.Archive{
+							Format: "tar.gz",
+						},
+						Release: config.Release{
+							Disable: true,
+						},
+						Scoop: config.Scoop{
+							Bucket: config.Repo{
+								Owner: "test",
+								Name:  "test",
+							},
+							Description: "A run pipe test formula",
+							Homepage:    "https://github.com/goreleaser",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				&DummyClient{},
+			},
+			[]*artifact.Artifact{
+				{Name: "foo_1.0.1_windows_amd64.tar.gz", Goos: "windows", Goarch: "amd64", Path: file},
+				{Name: "foo_1.0.1_windows_386.tar.gz", Goos: "windows", Goarch: "386", Path: file},
+			},
+			shouldErr("release is disabled"),
+		},
 		{
 			"no archive",
 			args{