diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad11d6740..57f59ceff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: prepare Maven release
         run: scripts/release-prepare.sh
         env:
-          RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME: "main"
-          PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN: "-rc"
+          RELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN: "release"
+          PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN: "main"
           GIT_RELEASE_BOT_NAME: "nb-droid"
           GIT_RELEASE_BOT_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_RELEASE_BOT_EMAIL }}
           ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/release-perform.sh b/scripts/release-perform.sh
index 2ae4aae49..c21914fd5 100755
--- a/scripts/release-perform.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-perform.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ fi
 PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN=${PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN:?PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN must be provided}
 # Filter the branch to execute the release on
 readonly local current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
 echo "Current branch: ${branch}"
-if [[ -n "$RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME" && "${current_branch}" = "$RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME" ]]; then
+if   [[ -n "${current_branch}" && "${current_branch}" == *"${RELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN}"* ]]; then
     echo "Building for release branch $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME"
 elif [[ -n "${current_branch}" && "${current_branch}" == *"${PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN}"* ]]; then
     echo "Building prerelease for branch $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME"
diff --git a/scripts/release-prepare.sh b/scripts/release-prepare.sh
index ea84d7ea8..58f5fbde9 100755
--- a/scripts/release-prepare.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-prepare.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN=${PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN:?PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN
 # Filter the branch to execute the release on
 readonly local current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 echo "Current branch: ${current_branch}"
-if [[ -n "$RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME" && "${current_branch}" = "$RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME" ]]; then
+
+if   [[ -n "${current_branch}" && "${current_branch}" == *"${RELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN}"* ]]; then
     echo "Building for release branch $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME"
 elif [[ -n "${current_branch}" && "${current_branch}" == *"${PRERELEASE_BRANCH_PATTERN}"* ]]; then
     echo "Building prerelease for branch $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME"