diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc76f34..4cdfb49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Check branch name # make sure the release can only be run on branches like 'release-*'
               run: |
                   ref="${{ github.ref }}"
-                  if [[ ! "$ref" =~ ^refs/heads/release-* ]]; then
-                      echo "Error: Workflow can only run on branches starting with 'release-*'"
+                  if [[ ! "$ref" =~ ^refs/heads/release ]]; then
+                      echo "Error: Workflow can only run on branches starting with 'release'"
                       exit 1
                   fi
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 9e8a618..2354f8e 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "branches": ["release-1"],
+    "branches": ["release"],
     "plugins": [
         [
             "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
         ]
     ],
     "debug": true,
-    "dryRun": false
+    "dryRun": true
 }