diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-alpha.yml
index ff48f37922..51030ce5b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-alpha.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ jobs:
           npm run create-release-pr
         env:
           BUMP_PACKAGE_ARGS: -- --conventional-commits --conventional-prerelease --yes
+          PICK_ALL_PRS: "true"
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/packages/release-tool/src/index.ts b/packages/release-tool/src/index.ts
index 8ceaa64f43..9f161624e8 100755
--- a/packages/release-tool/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/release-tool/src/index.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function sortExtendedGithubPrData(left: ExtendedGithubPrData, right: ExtendedGit
 }
 
 async function getRelevantPRs(previousReleasedVersion: string, baseBranch: string): Promise<ExtendedGithubPrData[]> {
-  console.log("retrieving previous 200 PRs...");
+  console.log(`retrieving previous 200 PRs from ${baseBranch}...`);
 
   const milestone = formatVersionForPickingPrs(await getCurrentVersionOfSubPackage("core"));
   const getMergedPrsArgs = [
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ async function pickRelevantPrs(prs: ExtendedGithubPrData[], isMasterBranch: bool
     throw new Error("Cannot pick relevant PRs for release if there are none. Are the milestones on github correct?");
   }
 
-  if (isMasterBranch) {
+  if (isMasterBranch || process.env.PICK_ALL_PRS === "true") {
     return prs;
   }