diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 79dc6eae..83c31dc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ on:
         type: string
         description: Release number of Zenoh
         required: false
+      branch:
+        type: string
+        description: Release branch
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
   tag:
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       repo: ${{ github.repository }}
       live-run: ${{ inputs.live-run || false }}
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       bump-deps-version: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version }}
       bump-deps-pattern: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version && 'zenoh.*' || '^$' }}
       bump-deps-branch: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version && format('release/{0}', inputs.zenoh-version) || '' }}