diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml b/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
index efa5b1e50a..9c4a6c6896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: release-automated
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ release, alpha, beta, next-major ]
+    branches: [ release, alpha, beta, next-major, 'release-[0-9]+.x.x' ]
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest