diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 86356c6aa8..eca40357c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - "main" 
     tags:
       - "v1.*"
+    branches:
+      - "release/v1.*"
 
 jobs:
   extract-version:
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Draft Release
     needs: [extract-version, linux-intel, linux-arm]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     env:
       VERSION: ${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.VERSION }}
     permissions:
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0 # This is necessary for generating the changelog
-        fetch-tags: true # Ensure tags are fetched
     
     - name: Download all artifacts
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         # We just need to ensure gh release uses it correctly
         
         body=$(cat <<- 'ENDBODY'
-        ![bera-geth](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/berachain/bera-geth/main/.github/meta/bera-geth.png)
+        ![image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/berachain/bera-geth/main/.github/meta/bera-geth.png)
 
         ## Summary
 
@@ -259,7 +257,6 @@ jobs:
         # Using --target with GITHUB_SHA ensures we create the release at the right commit
         echo "$body" | gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" \
           --draft \
-          --target "${{ github.sha }}" \
           --title "Bera-Geth $RELEASE_TAG" \
           -F - \
           "${assets[@]}"