diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a59adf553..29769a4b14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,33 +3,28 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types:
       - closed
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/v*.*
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release') }}
     steps:
-      - name: Print event
-        run: |
-          echo "merged=${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}"
-          echo "ref=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
-          echo "targets_master=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master' }}"
-          echo "targets_release_branch=${{ startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'release/v') }}"
-          echo "is_release=${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release') }}"
-          echo "should_continue=${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == 'true' && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release') && (github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master' || startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'release/v')) }}"
-          exit 1
-      # - name: Checkout Release from lens
-      #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      #   with:
-      #     fetch-depth: 0
-      # - uses: butlerlogic/action-autotag@stable
-      #   id: tagger
-      #   with:
-      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      #     tag_prefix: "v"
-      # - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-      #   if: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.tagname != '' }}
-      #   with:
-      #     name: v${{ steps.open-lens-version.outputs.VERSION }}
-      #     commit: master
-      #     tag: v${{ steps.open-lens-version.outputs.VERSION }}
-      #     body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+      - name: Checkout Release from lens
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: butlerlogic/action-autotag@stable
+        id: tagger
+        with:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          tag_prefix: "v"
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        if: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.tagname != '' }}
+        with:
+          name: v${{ steps.open-lens-version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          commit: master
+          tag: v${{ steps.open-lens-version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a66c147e8..ac0f5cc782 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "productName": "OpenLens",
   "description": "OpenLens - Open Source IDE for Kubernetes",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/lensapp/lens",
-  "version": "6.1.8",
+  "version": "6.1.9",
   "main": "static/build/main.js",
   "copyright": "© 2022 OpenLens Authors",
   "license": "MIT",