diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
index ecee45a6..e78fe1ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ permissions:
 
 concurrency:
   group: sonarcloud-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  # A push to main is the run that publishes coverage; superseded runs there would never finish.
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
   sonarcloud: