diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f409da59e9..fa7c3d9fc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     - master
     - main
     - feature-**
+    - release/**
     paths-ignore:
     - CHANGELOG.md
     tags-ignore:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 83854f3cba..f89b710c1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ci-scripts
         repository: pulumi/scripts
     - name: Unshallow clone for tags
-      run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
+      run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags --force
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
index 557b092545..fd07186fff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
     - master
     - main
     - v4
+    - release/**
     paths-ignore:
     - CHANGELOG.md
   workflow_dispatch: {}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6659a6418e..74dbb85fbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ## Unreleased
+
+## 4.5.6 (December 15, 2023)
 - Fix: Refine URN lookup by using its core type for more accurate resource identification (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/issues/2719)
 
 ## 4.5.5 (November 28, 2023)