diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index ef4d3db..c580bfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - sandbox
+      - release/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - sandbox
+      - release/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/verify.yaml
 
   publish-release:
-    if: contains(fromJSON('["main", "sandbox"]'), github.ref_name) && (github.event_name != 'pull_request')
+    if: (contains(fromJSON('["main", "sandbox"]'), github.ref_name) || startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')) && (github.event_name != 'pull_request')
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     name: semantic-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 6cf2651..e7421ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - sandbox
+      - release/**
   workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_call:
 
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index ebc4e19..0942649 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "debug": true,
-  "branches": [ "main", {"name": "sandbox", "prerelease": "rc"} ],
+  "branches": [ "main", {"name": "sandbox", "prerelease": "rc"}, {"name": "release/*", "prerelease": "rc"} ],
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
     ],
     "@semantic-release/github"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 6a81058..711b356 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -77,132 +77,112 @@
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