diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/approve-merge.yml
index 08c541af..ce0fc47b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve-merge.yml
@@ -21,19 +21,17 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - reopened
     branches:
-      - main # Only trigger for PRs targeting main
-    paths: # Optional but recommended: only trigger for changes in specific parts of the repo
-      - 'dist/**'
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   approve-and-merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'googlemaps-bot[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'dist-to-main-pr'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'googlemaps-bot[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'temp-build-branch' # change here
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} # Checkout the PR's head commit
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} # Checkout the PR's head commit
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_MERGE_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Approve PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dist-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dist-pr.yml
index cde4fe2d..6a643dec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dist-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dist-pr.yml
@@ -34,18 +34,23 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name 'googlemaps-bot'
           git config --global user.email 'googlemaps-bot@users.noreply.github.com'
 
-      - name: Create Branch for PR
-        run: |
-            git fetch origin main
-            git checkout -b dist-to-main-pr origin/dist
-
       - name: Create Pull Request
         run: |
           gh pr create \
             --base main \
-            --head dist-to-main-pr \
+            --head temp-build-branch \
             --title "chore: automated output update (dist)" \
             --body "This PR contains updated build output from the dist branch." \
             --label "automated pr,dist-update"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_MERGE_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check for Existing PR and Close (Optional)
+        run: |
+          EXISTING_PR=$(gh pr list --base main --head temp-build-branch --state open --json number -q '.[].number')
+          if [[ -n "$EXISTING_PR" ]]; then
+            echo "Found existing open PR(s) for temp-build-branch: $EXISTING_PR"
+            gh pr close "$EXISTING_PR"
+          fi
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_MERGE_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60c97439..71d5e819 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: main  # Checkout *main* initially
+          ref: main
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_MERGE_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -64,17 +64,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to Firebase Hosting
         run: firebase deploy --only hosting
 
-      - name: Checkout dist branch
-        run: git checkout -B dist origin/dist || git checkout -b dist
+      - name: Create temporary branch
+        run: git checkout -b temp-build-branch
 
-      - name: Prepare dist folder
+      - name: Commit and Push Changes (to temp branch)
         run: |
-          rm -rf samples
-          mkdir -p dist
-          cp -r ./dist/* ./dist/
-
-      - name: Commit and Push Changes (to dist)
-        run: |
-          git add .
+          git add dist
           git commit -m "Update dist folder"
-          git push --force origin dist
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+          git push --force origin temp-build-branch
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