Trigger from release branch

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ on:
       package_name:
         description: 'Package folder (Name of the package directory under packages/ folder. e.g., xrpl, ripple-address-codec)'
         required: true
-      release_branch:
-        description: 'Release branch the release is generated from'
-        required: true
       npmjs_dist_tag:
         description: 'npm distribution tag(Read more https://docs.npmjs.com/adding-dist-tags-to-packages)'
         default: 'latest'
@@ -30,10 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Validate inputs
+        env:
+          RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # Validate package_name
@@ -47,12 +45,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "❌ package_name must be a single directory under packages/." >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          if git ls-remote --exit-code origin "refs/heads/${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}" > /dev/null; then
-            echo "✅ Found release branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}"
-          else
-            echo "❌ Release branch ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }} not found in remote. Failing workflow."
-            exit 1
-          fi
 
           if grep -R --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=.github "artifactory.ops.ripple.com" .; then
             echo "❌ Internal Artifactory URL found"
@@ -115,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [get_version]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/faucet_test.yml
     with:
-      git_ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
+      git_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   run_tests:
@@ -127,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [get_version]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
     with:
-      git_ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
+      git_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   pre_release:
@@ -139,11 +131,11 @@ jobs:
     env:
       PACKAGE_VERSION: "${{ needs.get_version.outputs.package_version }}"
       PACKAGE_NAME: "${{ github.event.inputs.package_name }}"
+      RELEASE_BRANCH: "${{ github.ref_name }}"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -245,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           PKG_NAME: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
           PKG_VER: ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
-          REL_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
+          REL_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           VULN_ART_URL: ${{ steps.vuln_art.outputs.art_url }}
           LABELS: security
         run: |
@@ -298,6 +290,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       PACKAGE_VERSION: "${{ needs.get_version.outputs.package_version }}"
       PACKAGE_NAME: "${{ github.event.inputs.package_name }}"
+      RELEASE_BRANCH: "${{ github.ref_name }}"
     outputs:
       reviewers_dev: ${{ steps.get_reviewers.outputs.reviewers_dev }}
       reviewers_sec: ${{ steps.get_reviewers.outputs.reviewers_sec }}
@@ -306,15 +299,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Create PR from release branch to main (skips for rc/beta)
         id: ensure_pr
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.npmjs_dist_tag == '' || github.event.inputs.npmjs_dist_tag == 'latest' }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-          RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
+          RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           VERSION: ${{ needs.get_version.outputs.package_version }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -423,7 +415,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           ARTIFACT_NAME="vulnerability-report"
-          RELEASE_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}"
           COMMIT_SHA="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
           echo "Fetching artifact ID for ${ARTIFACT_NAME}..."
@@ -534,7 +525,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Download artifact

RELEASE.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You can manually trigger the release workflow from the [GitHub Actions UI](https
 1. Go to **GitHub → Actions → Release Pipeline → Run workflow**
 2. Fill in these fields:
    - **package_name** → The folder name under `packages/`, e.g., `xrpl` or `ripple-address-codec`.
-   - **release_branch** → The Git branch the release is generated from, e.g., `release/[email protected]`.
+   - **release_branch** → The Git branch the release is generated from, A qualified branch name should start with "release-" or "release/", case-insensitive. e.g: `release/[email protected]`, `release-xrpl-4.3.8`, `Release/[email protected]`.
    - **npmjs_dist_tag** → The npm distribution tag to publish under. Defaults to `latest`.
      - Examples:
        - `latest` → Standard production release