diff --git a/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
index 84a15bf2413..d0a69917603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - 'prerelease/**'
+      - 'release/**'
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml'
       - 'extensions/positron-python/**'
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - 'prerelease/**'
+      - 'release/**'
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/positron-python-ci.yml'
       - 'extensions/positron-python/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prevent-repo-references.yml b/.github/workflows/prevent-repo-references.yml
index 13dda085669..64073427360 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prevent-repo-references.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prevent-repo-references.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: Prevent GitHub Repo References in Package.json
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main, release/*, prerelease/*]
+    branches: [main, release/*, prerelease/*, release/*]
     paths:
       - "extensions/positron-r/package.json"
   push:
-    branches: [main, release/*, prerelease/*]
+    branches: [main, release/*, prerelease/*, release/*]
     paths:
       - "extensions/positron-r/package.json"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
index 6edbc57cda1..84b00372380 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - "prerelease/**"
+      - "release/**"
 
 jobs:
   e2e-electron:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml
index 0ec62e131eb..8c1626c6f6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - "prerelease/**"
+      - "release/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/build/secrets/.secrets.baseline b/build/secrets/.secrets.baseline
index 175a2a1e88f..a8d1a548906 100644
--- a/build/secrets/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/build/secrets/.secrets.baseline
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         "filename": ".github/workflows/test-merge.yml",
         "hashed_secret": "3e26d6750975d678acb8fa35a0f69237881576b0",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 22,
+        "line_number": 23,
         "is_secret": false
       }
     ],
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
         "filename": ".github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml",
         "hashed_secret": "3e26d6750975d678acb8fa35a0f69237881576b0",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 48,
+        "line_number": 49,
         "is_secret": false
       }
     ],
@@ -1424,5 +1424,5 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "generated_at": "2025-10-15T21:09:48Z"
+  "generated_at": "2025-10-17T17:59:14Z"
 }