diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index da6b1826e..ab508c9c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: merge
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ release ]
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: 20
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
-    - run: npx pr-release merge --target main --source next --commit --force --clean --changelog ./docs/recent-changes.md --compact --minimize-semver-change
+    - run: npx pr-release merge --target release --source next --commit --force --clean --changelog ./docs/recent-changes.md --compact --minimize-semver-change
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 7fd5bdd22..b637c755a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: 20
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
-    - run: npx pr-release pr --verbose --target main --source next --compact --verbose --minimize-semver-change
+    - run: npx pr-release pr --verbose --target release --source next --compact --verbose --minimize-semver-change
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
     # The following will publish a prerelease to npm
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ jobs:
       name: Setup NPM Auth
       env:
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-    - run: npx pr-release infer-prerelease --preid=next --target main --source next --verbose --publish --minimize-semver-change
+    - run: npx pr-release infer-prerelease --preid=next --target release --source next --verbose --publish --minimize-semver-change
       name: Publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-main.yml b/.github/workflows/push-main.yml
index aba934f3c..5bf122fb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-name: Warn on pushing to `main`
+name: Warn on pushing to `release`
 on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [opened]
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [release]
 permissions:
   issues: write
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rollback.yml b/.github/workflows/rollback.yml
index 6ed33b345..1dbe32e57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rollback.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rollback.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ jobs:
         node-version: 20
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
-    - run: npx pr-release rollback --verbose --target main --source next --verbose --ignore 'package*' --ignore docs/changelog.md --ignore docs/recent-changes.md
+    - run: npx pr-release rollback --verbose --target release --source next --verbose --ignore 'package*' --ignore docs/changelog.md --ignore docs/recent-changes.md
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-next-push.yml b/.github/workflows/test-next-push.yml
index 5df53932e..5323b42c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-next-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-next-push.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: 20
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
-    - run: npx pr-release pr --verbose --target main --source next --compact --verbose --minimize-semver-change
+    - run: npx pr-release pr --verbose --target release --source next --compact --verbose --minimize-semver-change
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
     # The following will publish a prerelease to npm
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ jobs:
       name: Setup NPM Auth
       env:
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-    - run: npx pr-release infer-prerelease --preid=next --target main --source next --verbose --publish --minimize-semver-change
+    - run: npx pr-release infer-prerelease --preid=next --target release --source next --verbose --publish --minimize-semver-change
       name: Publish
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 89bfe11f4..d49a8a6b9 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pr-release handles the following:
 
 ## For contributors
 
-Contributors should create their feature branch targetting the default branch `next`.  When this branch is merged `pr-release` will either generate or update a release PR from `next` to `main`.
+Contributors should create their feature branch targetting the default branch `next`.  When this branch is merged `pr-release` will either generate or update a release PR from `next` to `release`.
 
 The description and title will be managed by [pr-release], including the semver version.
 
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ Fixes to documentation can land whenever, updates to the site are built and publ
 $ git checkout next
 $ git pull mithriljs next
 
-# Splat the docs folder from next onto main
-$ git checkout main
+# Splat the docs folder from next onto release
+$ git checkout release
 $ git checkout next -- ./docs
 
 # Manually ensure that no new feature docs were added