diff --git a/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
index 9f77d9cd..6970fd98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/controller-container.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       release-tag-format: 'controller-container-${version}'
       release-branches: |
         [
-          'maintenance/controller-container/release/[0-9]+\.([0-9]+|x)\.x',
+          'maintenance/controller-container/[0-9]+\.([0-9]+|x)\.x',
           'main'
         ]
       cosign-public-key: ${{ vars.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}