diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.1.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.1.yaml
index c2e4f372e4c6..b0ddda3f94d9 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.1.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.1.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.1
+      - ^release-0.1$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.1
+      - ^release-0.1$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.1
+      - ^release-0.1$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.1
+      - ^release-0.1$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.2.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.2.yaml
index 6a11eff479ee..5684f8e5e87b 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.2.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.2.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.2
+      - ^release-0.2$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.2
+      - ^release-0.2$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.2
+      - ^release-0.2$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.2
+      - ^release-0.2$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.2
+      - ^release-0.2$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.3.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.3.yaml
index 677cf68b23be..b635884e5be6 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.3.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.3.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ presubmits:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.3
+      - ^release-0.3$
     spec:
       containers:
         - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230901-e9e5d470a5-1.24
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.4.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.4.yaml
index 306ba71c4396..45915d96f36b 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.4.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.4.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.4
+      - ^release-0.4$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.4
+      - ^release-0.4$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.4
+      - ^release-0.4$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.4
+      - ^release-0.4$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.4
+      - ^release-0.4$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.4
+    - ^release-0.4$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20231113-7213ea5323-1.25
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.5.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.5.yaml
index 12257eb478fa..e51b5adc9692 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.5.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.5.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.5
+      - ^release-0.5$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.5
+      - ^release-0.5$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.5
+      - ^release-0.5$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.5
+      - ^release-0.5$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.5
+      - ^release-0.5$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.5
+    - ^release-0.5$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20240405-68dde9badf-1.26
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.6.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.6.yaml
index b969f41593e0..8eaad51072aa 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.6.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.6.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.6
+      - ^release-0.6$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.6
+      - ^release-0.6$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.6
+      - ^release-0.6$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.6
+      - ^release-0.6$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.6
+      - ^release-0.6$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.6
+    - ^release-0.6$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20241021-1164926229-1.27
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.7.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.7.yaml
index cf578098d741..5d3b77dde1f1 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.7.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.7.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.7
+      - ^release-0.7$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.7
+      - ^release-0.7$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.7
+      - ^release-0.7$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.7
+      - ^release-0.7$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.7
+      - ^release-0.7$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.7
+    - ^release-0.7$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20241125-b4ea3e27a6-1.28
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.8.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.8.yaml
index d22d92dc39cf..a22dc4d298da 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.8.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.8.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.8
+      - ^release-0.8$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.8
+      - ^release-0.8$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.8
+      - ^release-0.8$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.8
+      - ^release-0.8$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.8
+      - ^release-0.8$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.8
+    - ^release-0.8$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20250212-16f67660c2-1.29
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.9.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.9.yaml
index ce353cc3e85c..43c1ff447757 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.9.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presubmits-release-0.9.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.9
+      - ^release-0.9$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.9
+      - ^release-0.9$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.9
+      - ^release-0.9$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.9
+      - ^release-0.9$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.9
+      - ^release-0.9$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.9
+    - ^release-0.9$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20250212-16f67660c2-1.30
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presumbits-release-0.10.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presumbits-release-0.10.yaml
index efc9e8c92025..d8c061190bc3 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presumbits-release-0.10.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/cluster-api-provider-ibmcom-presumbits-release-0.10.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.10
+      - ^release-0.10$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.10
+      - ^release-0.10$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.10
+      - ^release-0.10$
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
     labels:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.10
+      - ^release-0.10$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ presubmits:
     always_run: true
     branches:
       # The script this job runs is not in all branches.
-      - ^release-0.10
+      - ^release-0.10$
     optional: false
     decorate: true
     path_alias: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     branches:
-    - ^release-0.10
+    - ^release-0.10$
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20250212-16f67660c2-1.31