diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9fa0a3a7ee..ad48222a8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate Input
         run: |
           echo "${{ github.ref_type }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^branch$/'
-          echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^release-\d+$/'
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/'
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.nextDevelopmentVersion }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-SNAPSHOT$/'
+          echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^release-legacy-\d+$/'
+          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-legacy$/'
+          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.nextDevelopmentVersion }}" | perl -ne 'die unless m/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-legacy-SNAPSHOT$/'
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check Actor