diff --git a/.github/workflows/document-release.yml b/.github/workflows/document-release.yml
index 1e9069eadb9c8..e727c0ff0b273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/document-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/document-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update-documentation:
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'seleniumhq'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 42d6a0e0c0f31..ef4f2a30aa9cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ on:
           - early-stable
 
 jobs:
-  update-rust:
-    name: Update Rust Version
+  update-files:
+    name: Update Files
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: "Checkout repo"
+      - name: "Checkout project"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          persist-credentials: false
+          persist-credentials: true
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
       - name: "Prep git"
@@ -34,39 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           git branch -D release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
           fi
           git checkout -b release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-      - name: Update Rust Version
-        run: |
-          ./go rust:version
-          ./go rust:version:commit
-      - name: Push changes
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.SELENIUM_CI_TOKEN }}
-          branch: release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          force: true
-
-  selenium-manager:
-    name: Release Selenium Manager
-    needs: update-rust
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-rust.yml
-    with:
-      release: true
-      branch: release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-    secrets:
-      SELENIUM_CI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SELENIUM_CI_TOKEN }}
-
-  update-files:
-    name: Update Files
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: selenium-manager
-    steps:
-      - name: "Checkout project"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          fetch-tags: true
-          ref: release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          git push origin release-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Use the GITHUB_TOKEN for authentication
       - name: Install Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -76,8 +46,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "selenium-ci@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --local user.name "Selenium CI Bot"
-      - name: Undo rust changelog commit
-        run: git reset HEAD~1
+#      - name: Undo rust changelog commit
+#        run: git reset HEAD~1
       - name: Update everything including early release CDP
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.chrome_channel == 'early-stable' }}
         run: ./go all:prepare[${{ github.event.inputs.version }},Beta]
@@ -91,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           author: Selenium CI Bot <selenium-ci@users.noreply.github.com>
           delete-branch: true
           branch: release-preparation-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          base: trunk
+          base: temp_trunk
           title: "[build] Prepare for release of Selenium ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
           body: |
             **Warning: Manually update the changelogs before merging**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml b/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
index 1ff0159cf76f9..c121b0a132139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   github-release:
     if: >
       github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
-      github.repository_owner == 'seleniumhq' &&
       startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release-preparation-')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs: