diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cc346d5310..1ebe9fa07c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,20 +12,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     outputs:
       release-version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.package-version }}
+      branch-name: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch-name }}
     steps:
       - name: Branch check
         run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/release" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]] && [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/hotfix" ]]; then
             echo "==================================="
-            echo "[!] Can only release from the 'release' branch"
+            echo "[!] Can only release from the 'rc' or 'hotfix' branches"
             echo "==================================="
             exit 1
           fi
 
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
-        with:
-          ref: release
 
       - name: Check Release Version
         id: version
@@ -42,6 +41,12 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "::set-output name=package-version::$version"
 
+      - name: Get branch name
+        id: branch
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME=$(basename ${{ github.ref }})
+          echo "::set-output name=branch-name::$BRANCH_NAME"
+
 
   locales-test:
     name: Locales Test
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
           workflow_conclusion: success
-          branch: release
+          branch: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.branch-name }}
           artifacts: 'browser-source-*.zip,
                       dist-chrome-*.zip,
                       dist-opera-*.zip,