diff --git a/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-01_branch-check.yml b/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-01_branch-check.yml
index 2cd1b5e9b5..f2b559b7c1 100644
--- a/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-01_branch-check.yml
+++ b/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-01_branch-check.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Release - Branch check
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+      # Catches v1.2.3 and v1.2.3-rc1
+      - release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-10_candidate.yml b/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-10_candidate.yml
index a57ba7da59..51a82bc4f5 100644
--- a/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-10_candidate.yml
+++ b/polkadot/.github/workflows/release-10_candidate.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Release - RC automation
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+      # Catches v1.2.3 and v1.2.3-rc1
+      - release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*
 jobs:
   tag_rc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest