diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 208515e..1564ebc 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2234,10 +2234,10 @@ function run() {
       const context = yield import__.utils.buildContext();
       if (context == null) {
         core.info("Current branch is not a release branch, exiting now");
-        process.exit();
+        return;
       } else if (import__.Inputs.ciSkip && ((_a = yield import__.utils.getLastCommitMessage(context)) == null ? void 0 : _a.includes("[ci skip]"))) {
         core.info("Commit message contains CI skip phrase, exiting now");
-        process.exit();
+        return;
       }
       const pluginsLoaded = yield import__.utils.loadPlugins(context);
       try {
diff --git a/dist/run-script.js b/dist/run-script.js
index 77455eb..bf97dcb 100644
--- a/dist/run-script.js
+++ b/dist/run-script.js
@@ -13200,7 +13200,7 @@ function run() {
       });
       if (context3 == null) {
         core3.info("Current branch is not targeting a release branch, exiting now");
-        process.exit();
+        return;
       }
       yield loadScript(scriptName)(context3);
     } catch (error2) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main.ts b/packages/core/src/main.ts
index 88ac624..c1c9b47 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
         const context = await utils.buildContext();
         if (context == null) {
             core.info("Current branch is not a release branch, exiting now");
-            process.exit();
+            return;
         } else if (Inputs.ciSkip && (await utils.getLastCommitMessage(context))?.includes("[ci skip]")) {
             core.info("Commit message contains CI skip phrase, exiting now");
-            process.exit();
+            return;
         }
 
         const pluginsLoaded = await utils.loadPlugins(context);
diff --git a/packages/run-script/src/index.ts b/packages/run-script/src/index.ts
index 625af30..fbec2c6 100644
--- a/packages/run-script/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/run-script/src/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
         });
         if (context == null) {
             core.info("Current branch is not targeting a release branch, exiting now");
-            process.exit();
+            return;
         }
 
         await loadScript(scriptName)(context);