diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index acefac7250..d76be8506f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -179,11 +179,33 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'false'
         run: |
           npx -p @semantic-release/changelog -p @semantic-release/git -p @semantic-release/exec -p semantic-release semantic-release
+          
 
-      - name: Updating `stable` branch after release.
+  update_stable_branch:
+    name: Update Stable Branch after release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.inputs.token }}
+      GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: feast-ci-bot
+      GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: feast-ci-bot@willem.co
+      GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: feast-ci-bot
+      GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: feast-ci-bot@willem.co
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Git credentials
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
+          git config --global user.email "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+
+      - name: Fetch all branches
+        run: git fetch --all
+
+      - name: Reset stable branch to match release branch
         run: |
-          git fetch origin
-          # note that this checkout creates a branch called `stable` if it does not exist
-          git checkout -B stable
-          git reset --hard origin/${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-          git push -f origin stable
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+          git checkout -B stable origin/${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+          git push origin stable --force
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