diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
index 47474e9f762..63270ff83e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     - id: get-release-name
       run: |
         name=$(echo ${{ github.event.milestone.due_on }} | cut -d- -f-2)
-        echo "name=$name" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        year=$(echo $name|cut -d- -f 1)
+        month=$(echo $name|cut -d- -f 2)
+        echo "year=$year" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "month=$month" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       with:
         ref: master
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Update Main Versions
       run: mvn -U -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-version -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}.0-SNAPSHOT -Dmodules=../eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk,../eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder
     - name: Update Release Versions
-      run: mvn -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml --non-recursive org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-property -Dproperties=releaseVersion,releaseName -DnewReleaseName=${{ steps.get-release-name.outputs.name }} -DnewReleaseVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
+      run: mvn -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml --non-recursive org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-property -Dproperties=releaseVersion,releaseYear,releaseMonth -DnewReleaseYear=${{ steps.get-release-name.outputs.year }} -DnewReleaseMonth=${{ steps.get-release-name.outputs.month }} -DnewReleaseVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
     - name: Create Pull Request for Release ${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
       uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@271a8d0340265f705b14b6d32b9829c1cb33d45e # v7.0.8
       with:
diff --git a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
index 594404658e7..90113a68616 100644
--- a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 	<!-- releaseYear is used in copyright statements, etc.-->
     <releaseYear>2025</releaseYear>
+    <releaseMonth>06</releaseMonth>
      <!--
       releaseName should match the yearly "release train" name.
       For example, "Mars", "Mars.1", "Luna SR2", etc.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
       such as Version: Mars (4.5), for main features.
       See bug 328139.
     -->
-    <releaseName>${releaseYear}-06</releaseName>
+    <releaseName>${releaseYear}-${releaseMonth}</releaseName>
     <releaseVersion>4.36</releaseVersion>
     <!--
       The releaseNumbers below, for SDK and Platform, might be