diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 11a5850..6ca8e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    uses: AntelopeJS/.github/.github/workflows/release-npm-public.yml@e541e89701f1aac3cdf6424b8ab832aa7443da86
+    uses: AntelopeJS/.github/.github/workflows/release-npm-public.yml@f4ce81591d09d271a480fd796e12a725cc973e0f
     with:
       channel: ${{ inputs.channel }}
     secrets:
diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index 7365938..a7604b6 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "git": {
     "commitMessage": "chore(release): v${version}",
     "tagName": "v${version}",
-    "requireBranch": "main",
     "requireCommits": true
   },
   "github": {
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3c9167c..fedf4dd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ Pull requests should:
 Maintainers may ask for changes before merging. AntelopeJS repositories
 normally squash pull requests, so the pull request title becomes the commit on
 the default branch.
+
+## Releases
+
+Maintainers publish from GitHub Actions. Stable releases (`latest`) come from
+the default branch and prereleases (`next`) come from a branch named `next`.
+See the organization-wide
+[release channels](https://github.com/AntelopeJS/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#release-channels)
+guide for the full workflow.