diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-azure-cleanup.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-azure-cleanup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da2400ee26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-azure-cleanup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  azure-cleanup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.24
+        cache: false
+
+    - name: Run cleanup script
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go purge -store gethstore/builds -days 14
+      env:
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-cron.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-ppa.yml
similarity index 73%
rename from .gitea/workflows/release-cron.yml
rename to .gitea/workflows/release-ppa.yml
index 1a8eea2890..23bffe773d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-cron.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-ppa.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,14 @@
-name: Release Builds (cron)
-
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 16 * * *'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "release/*"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  azure-cleanup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with:
-        go-version: 1.24
-        cache: false
-
-    - name: Run cleanup script
-      env:
-        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
-      run: |
-        go run build/ci.go purge -store gethstore/builds -days 14
-
   ppa:
-    name: PPA Upload (master)
+    name: PPA Upload
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -40,10 +24,13 @@ jobs:
         apt-get update
         apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot
 
+    - name: Add launchpad to known_hosts
+      run: |
+        echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
     - name: Run ci.go
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go debsrc -upload ethereum/ethereum -sftp-user geth-ci -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"
       env:
         PPA_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.PPA_SIGNING_KEY }}
         PPA_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.PPA_SSH_KEY }}
-      run: |
-        echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-        go run build/ci.go debsrc -upload ethereum/ethereum -sftp-user geth-ci -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 8efd453642..10e0f7aa7f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-name: Release Builds (push)
-
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches:
+      - "master"
+      - "release/*"
 
 jobs:
   linux-intel:
@@ -26,23 +26,25 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go install -arch amd64 -dlgo
 
-    - name: Create archive (amd64)
-      env:
-        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+    - name: Create/upload archive (amd64)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go archive -arch amd64 -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
         rm -f build/bin/*
+      env:
+        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Build (386)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go install -arch 386 -dlgo
 
-    - name: Create archive (386)
-      env:
-        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+    - name: Create/upload archive (386)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go archive -arch 386 -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
         rm -f build/bin/*
+      env:
+        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
 
   linux-arm:
     name: Linux Build (arm)
@@ -56,42 +58,67 @@ jobs:
         go-version: 1.24
         cache: false
 
-    - name: Set up cross toolchain
+    - name: Install cross toolchain
       run: |
         apt-get update
         apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi libc6-dev-armel-cross gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf libc6-dev-armhf-cross gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu libc6-dev-arm64-cross
         ln -s /usr/include/asm-generic /usr/include/asm
 
-    - name: Run build (arm64)
-      env:
-        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+    - name: Build (arm64)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm64 -cc arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm64 -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
 
-    - name: Run build (armv5)
+    - name: Create/upload archive (arm64)
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm64 -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+        rm -fr build/bin/*
+      env:
+        LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Run build (arm5)
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm -cc arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
+      env:
+        GOARM: "5"
+
+    - name: Create/upload archive (arm5)
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
       env:
         GOARM: "5"
         LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Run build (arm6)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm -cc arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+      env:
+        GOARM: "6"
 
-    - name: Run build (armv6)
+    - name: Create/upload archive (arm6)
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+        rm -fr build/bin/*
       env:
         GOARM: "6"
         LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Run build (arm7)
       run: |
         go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm -cc arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+      env:
+        GOARM: "7"
 
-    - name: Run build (armv7)
+    - name: Create/upload archive (arm7)
+      run: |
+        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+        rm -fr build/bin/*
       env:
         GOARM: "7"
         LINUX_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINUX_SIGNING_KEY }}
-      run: |
-        go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm -cc arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-        go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
+        AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_BLOBSTORE_TOKEN }}
 
   docker:
     name: Docker Image