diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc76f34..ede37fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
                     - ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - name: Check branch name # make sure the release can only be run on branches like 'release-*'
+            - name: Check branch name # make sure the release can only be run on branch named 'release'
               run: |
                   ref="${{ github.ref }}"
-                  if [[ ! "$ref" =~ ^refs/heads/release-* ]]; then
-                      echo "Error: Workflow can only run on branches starting with 'release-*'"
+                  if [[ ! "$ref" =~ ^refs/heads/release ]]; then
+                      echo "Error: Workflow can only run on branches starting with 'release'"
                       exit 1
                   fi
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 9e8a618..b5cfeda 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "branches": ["release-1"],
+    "branches": ["release"],
     "plugins": [
         [
             "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",