diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index db52d557..2a5de2f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -2,24 +2,17 @@ name: Pre-Release (RC)
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering from GitHub UI/API
-    inputs:
-      branch:
-        description: 'Branch to create pre-release from (e.g., next, develop)'
-        required: false
-        default: 'next'
-        type: string
 
 concurrency: pre-release-${{ github.ref_name }}
 jobs:
   rc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Only allow pre-releases on non-main branches
-    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && inputs.branch != 'main'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ inputs.branch || github.ref }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -66,5 +59,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-js/push@master
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: ${{ inputs.branch || github.ref_name }}
+          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
           message: "chore: rc version bump"