diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6bb72b77..dbb79127 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - test-release # TODO remove
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -18,3 +19,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           manifest-file: ".release-please-manifest.json"
           config-file: "release-please-config.json"
+          target-branch: test-release # TODO remove