diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 89017312d0..d764786a8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Branch check
         run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/release" ]]; then
             echo "==================================="
-            echo "[!] Can only release from rc branch"
+            echo "[!] Can only release from the 'release' branch"
             echo "==================================="
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f  # v2.3.4
         with:
-          ref: rc
+          ref: release
 
       - name: Get Package Version
         id: retrieve-version
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
           workflow_conclusion: success
-          branch: rc
+          branch: release
 
       - name: Create release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@95215a3cb6e6a1908b3c44e00b4fdb15548b1e09  # v2.8.5
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f  # v2.3.4
         with:
-          ref: rc
+          ref: release
 
       - name: Install Snap
         uses: samuelmeuli/action-snapcraft@10d7d0a84d9d86098b19f872257df314b0bd8e2d  # v1.2.0
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
           workflow_conclusion: success
-          branch: rc
+          branch: release
           artifacts: bitwarden_${{ env._PKG_VERSION }}_amd64.snap
           path: ./dist
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f  # v2.3.4
         with:
-          ref: rc
+          ref: release
 
       - name: Setup Chocolatey
         run: choco apikey --key $env:CHOCO_API_KEY --source https://push.chocolatey.org/
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
           workflow_conclusion: success
-          branch: rc
+          branch: release
           artifacts: bitwarden.${{ env._PKG_VERSION }}.nupkg
           path: ./dist
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f  # v2.3.4
         with:
-          ref: rc
+          ref: release
 
       - name: Make target directory
         run: mkdir -p dist/mas-universal
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
           workflow_conclusion: success
-          branch: rc
+          branch: release
           artifacts: Bitwarden-${{ env._PKG_VERSION }}-universal.pkg
           path: ./dist/mas-universal