diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
index 2b877390cb..e82f98281e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_parallel.yml
@@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ jobs:
                   # List and merge update branches
                   for branch in $(git branch -r | grep "origin/update-${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}-" | sed 's/origin\///'); do
                     echo "Merging branch: $branch"
+                    git fetch origin $branch:$branch
                     git merge --no-ff "$branch" -m "Merge $branch" || {
                       echo "Failed to merge $branch"
-                      exit 1
+                      git merge --abort
+                      continue
                     }
                   done