diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e2082887..25c009ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,8 @@ jobs:
             @semantic-release/git@9.0.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_BOTO_PAT }}
-
-#      - name: Push updates to branch for major version
-#        if: steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published == 'true'
-#        run: |
-#          # git push -f https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git HEAD:refs/heads/v${{steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_major_version}}
-#          git push -f https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git :refs/tags/v${{steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_major_version}}
-#          git tag -f v${{steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_major_version}}
-#          git push -f https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git v${{steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_major_version}}
-#        env:
-#          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_BOTO_PAT }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_EMAIL }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_NAME }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_EMAIL }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ secrets.SOCIALGROOVYBOT_NAME }}
+          DEBUG: "semantic-release:*"
diff --git a/.releaserc.yml b/.releaserc.yml
index 320e4b32..ea9d6f13 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yml
+++ b/.releaserc.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,11 @@ plugins:
       - package.json
       message: "chore(release): version ${nextRelease.version}\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
   - "@semantic-release/github"
+branches:
+  - +([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x
+  - main
+  - next
+  - name: beta
+    prerelease: true
+  - name: alpha
+    prerelease: true