diff --git a/.github/workflows/agentic_commands.yml b/.github/workflows/agentic_commands.yml
index 2bda2f25f6..07c4a60a94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agentic_commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agentic_commands.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-commands: {"payload_version":"v1","schema_version":"v1","compiler_version":"26cb048","commands":["ace","approach-validator","archie","brave","cloclo","craft","grumpy","mergefest","nit","plan","poem-bot","review","security-review","summarize","tidy","unbloat"],"workflows":["ace-editor","approach-validator","archie","brave","cloclo","craft","grumpy-reviewer","mergefest","pdf-summary","plan","poem-bot","pr-code-quality-reviewer","pr-nitpick-reviewer","security-review","tidy","unbloat-docs"]}
+# gh-aw-commands: {"payload_version":"v1","schema_version":"v1","compiler_version":"dev","commands":["ace","approach-validator","archie","brave","cloclo","craft","grumpy","mergefest","nit","plan","poem-bot","review","security-review","summarize","tidy","unbloat"],"workflows":["ace-editor","approach-validator","archie","brave","cloclo","craft","grumpy-reviewer","mergefest","pdf-summary","plan","poem-bot","pr-code-quality-reviewer","pr-nitpick-reviewer","security-review","tidy","unbloat-docs"]}
 #    ___                   _   _      
 #   / _ \                 | | (_)     
 #  | |_| | __ _  ___ _ __ | |_ _  ___ 
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow.go b/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow.go
index 1cfd4c4e0c..31b64abf7d 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow.go
@@ -208,10 +208,14 @@ func buildCommandsHeaderMetadata(routesByCommand map[string][]slashCommandRoute)
 		workflows = append(workflows, workflowID)
 	}
 	sort.Strings(workflows)
+	metadataCompilerVersion := "dev"
+	if IsRelease() && strings.TrimSpace(GetVersion()) != "" {
+		metadataCompilerVersion = GetVersion()
+	}
 	return commandsHeaderMetadata{
 		PayloadVersion: "v1",
 		SchemaVersion:  "v1",
-		Compiler:       GetVersion(),
+		Compiler:       metadataCompilerVersion,
 		Commands:       commands,
 		Workflows:      workflows,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow_test.go b/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow_test.go
index f45bdee269..5e8ff99878 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/central_slash_command_workflow_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ import (
 func TestGenerateCentralSlashCommandWorkflow_GeneratesWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := testutil.TempDir(t, "central-slash-workflow-test")
 	t.Setenv("GH_AW_ACTION_MODE", "dev")
+	originalVersion := compilerVersion
+	originalIsRelease := isReleaseBuild
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		compilerVersion = originalVersion
+		isReleaseBuild = originalIsRelease
+	})
+	SetVersion("c610c2a")
+	SetIsRelease(false)
 
 	data := []*WorkflowData{
 		{
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ func TestGenerateCentralSlashCommandWorkflow_GeneratesWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(metadataJSON), &metadata))
 	require.Equal(t, "v1", metadata.PayloadVersion)
 	require.Equal(t, "v1", metadata.SchemaVersion)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, metadata.Compiler)
+	require.Equal(t, "dev", metadata.Compiler)
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"cloclo", "triage"}, metadata.Commands)
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"cloclo", "triage-issue", "triage-pr"}, metadata.Workflows)
 
@@ -184,6 +192,31 @@ func TestGenerateCentralSlashCommandWorkflow_UsesCentralizedRunsOnResolution(t *
 	require.Contains(t, string(content), "runs-on: self-hosted")
 }
 
+func TestBuildCommandsHeaderMetadata_UsesReleaseVersionOnlyForReleaseBuilds(t *testing.T) {
+	originalVersion := compilerVersion
+	originalIsRelease := isReleaseBuild
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		compilerVersion = originalVersion
+		isReleaseBuild = originalIsRelease
+	})
+
+	routesByCommand := map[string][]slashCommandRoute{
+		"triage": {
+			{Workflow: "triage-issue", Events: []string{"issues"}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	SetVersion("abc1234")
+	SetIsRelease(false)
+	metadata := buildCommandsHeaderMetadata(routesByCommand)
+	require.Equal(t, "dev", metadata.Compiler)
+
+	SetVersion("v1.2.3")
+	SetIsRelease(true)
+	metadata = buildCommandsHeaderMetadata(routesByCommand)
+	require.Equal(t, "v1.2.3", metadata.Compiler)
+}
+
 func typeSetKeys(typeSet map[string]bool) []string {
 	out := make([]string, 0, len(typeSet))
 	for key := range typeSet {