diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-autoinstallation.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-autoinstallation.yml
index e43c9ba15..6888946a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-autoinstallation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-autoinstallation.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when an autoinstallation source is changed
       - autoinstallation/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-integration-tests.yml
index 85cdcf880..63c26e246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-integration-tests.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a source file is changed
       - puppeteer/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-live.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-live.yml
index 02b530129..43d9feb8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-live.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-live.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a live ISO source is changed
       - live/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-products.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-products.yml
index 57cca558b..ea54b7739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-products.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-products.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a Rust source is changed
       - products.d/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-rust.yml
index e14ca8c20..d1c7a80f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-rust.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a Rust source is changed
       - rust/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-service.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-service.yml
index c9d7cc7c0..e17e56006 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-service.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-service.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a service source is changed
       - service/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
index 00d5b3c8e..fd250b922 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update_staging_package:
-    # do not run in forks which do not set the OBS_PROJECT variable
-    if: vars.OBS_PROJECT != ''
+    # do not run in forks which do not set the OBS_PROJECT variable,
+    # for the "release" branch or a git tag use the OBS_PROJECT_RELEASE variable
+    if: vars.OBS_PROJECT != '' || ((github.ref_name == 'release' || github.ref_type == 'tag') && vars.OBS_PROJECT_RELEASE != '')
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ jobs:
       image: registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/tumbleweed:latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Select OBS project
+        id: obs_project
+        run: |-
+          if [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" = "release" -o "${{ github.ref_type }}"" == "tag"]; then
+            echo "OBS_PROJECT=${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT_RELEASE }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "OBS_PROJECT=${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
       - name: Configure and refresh repositories
         # disable unused repositories to have a faster refresh
         run: zypper modifyrepo -d repo-non-oss repo-openh264 repo-update && zypper ref
@@ -64,19 +74,19 @@ jobs:
           OBS_USER:     ${{ secrets.OBS_USER }}
           OBS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OBS_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Checkout ${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }} ${{ inputs.package_name }}
-        run: osc co ${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }} ${{ inputs.package_name }}
+      - name: Checkout ${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }} ${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        run: osc co ${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }} ${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
       - name: Configure git
         run:  git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
       - name: Update service revision
-        # only when a tag has been pushed
-        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+        # only when a tag has been pushed, or "release" branch updated
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || github.ref_name == 'release'
         run: |-
           echo "Updating revision to ${{ github.ref_name }}"
           sed -i -e 's#<param name="revision">.*</param>#<param name="revision">${{ github.ref_name }}</param>#' _service
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
       - name: Copy optional service file
         # patch the URL in the file so it works also from forks, forks also by
@@ -85,30 +95,30 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.service_file != ''
         run: |
           sed -e 's#<param name="url">.*</param>#<param name="url">https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git</param>#' ${{ inputs.service_file }} > ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}/_service
-          if [ -z "$(git tag -l)" ]; then sed -i -e 's#<param name="versionformat">.*</param>##' ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}/_service; fi
+          if [ -z "$(git tag -l)" ]; then sed -i -e 's#<param name="versionformat">.*</param>##' ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}/_service; fi
 
       - name: Run services
         run: osc service manualrun
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
       - name: Cleanup
         # sometimes the "osc service" run does not cleanup properly all
         # downloaded NPM package tarballs and they are accidentally added to the
         # OBS package, so delete any TGZ files present
         run: rm -vf *.tgz
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
       - name: Check status
         run: osc addremove && osc diff && osc status
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
-      - name: Commit ${{ inputs.package_name }} to ${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}
+      - name: Commit ${{ inputs.package_name }} to ${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}
         run: |-
           osc commit -m "Updated to $(sed -e '/^version:/!d' -e 's/version: *\(.*\)/\1/' agama.obsinfo) ($(sed -e '/^commit:/!d' -e 's/commit: *\(.*\)/\1/' agama.obsinfo))"
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
 
       - name: Submit the package
         # only when a tag has been pushed
-        if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
         run: osc sr --yes -m "Releasing version ${{ github.ref_name }}"
-        working-directory: ./${{ vars.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        working-directory: ./${{ steps.obs_project.outputs.OBS_PROJECT }}/${{ inputs.package_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-web.yml b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-web.yml
index bef124e2f..6480cfda4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/obs-staging-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/obs-staging-web.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release
     paths:
       # run only when a web frontend source is changed
       - web/**
diff --git a/autoinstallation/package/_service b/autoinstallation/package/_service
index 1a4f3d586..264b36d00 100644
--- a/autoinstallation/package/_service
+++ b/autoinstallation/package/_service
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 <services>
   <service name="obs_scm" mode="manual">
-    <param name="url">https://github.com/openSUSE/agama.git</param>
+    <!-- the URL is modified by the .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+    action when submitting to OBS -->
+    <param name="url">https://github.com/agama-project/agama.git</param>
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+@TAG_OFFSET@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>    
     <param name="scm">git</param>
+    <!-- the revision might be changed to "release" branch or a git tag by the
+    .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml action when submitting to OBS -->
     <param name="revision">master</param>
     <param name="subdir">autoinstallation</param>
     <param name="without-version">enable</param>
diff --git a/products.d/_service b/products.d/_service
index cd3b780e4..881ad3ee3 100644
--- a/products.d/_service
+++ b/products.d/_service
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 <services>
   <service name="obs_scm" mode="manual">
-    <param name="url">https://github.com/openSUSE/agama.git</param>
+    <!-- the URL is modified by the .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+    action when submitting to OBS -->
+    <param name="url">https://github.com/agama-project/agama.git</param>
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+@TAG_OFFSET@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
+    <!-- the revision might be changed to "release" branch or a git tag by the
+    .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml action when submitting to OBS -->
     <param name="revision">master</param>
     <param name="subdir">products.d</param>
     <param name="without-version">enable</param>
diff --git a/puppeteer/package/_service b/puppeteer/package/_service
index 440c0e63d..cec02a4b3 100644
--- a/puppeteer/package/_service
+++ b/puppeteer/package/_service
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   <service name="obs_scm" mode="manual">
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+@TAG_OFFSET@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
-    <param name="url">https://github.com/openSUSE/agama.git</param>
+    <!-- the URL is modified by the .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+    action when submitting to OBS -->
+    <param name="url">https://github.com/agama-project/agama.git</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
     <param name="revision">master</param>
     <param name="subdir">puppeteer</param>
diff --git a/rust/package/_service b/rust/package/_service
index 597f32264..0c4798cd4 100644
--- a/rust/package/_service
+++ b/rust/package/_service
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 <services>
   <service name="obs_scm" mode="manual">
-    <param name="url">https://github.com/openSUSE/agama.git</param>
+    <!-- the URL is modified by the .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+    action when submitting to OBS -->
+    <param name="url">https://github.com/agama-project/agama.git</param>
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+@TAG_OFFSET@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>    
     <param name="scm">git</param>
+    <!-- the revision might be changed to "release" branch or a git tag by the
+    .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml action when submitting to OBS -->
     <param name="revision">master</param>
     <param name="subdir">rust</param>
     <param name="without-version">enable</param>
diff --git a/web/package/_service b/web/package/_service
index a1ca8be13..0e4837cff 100644
--- a/web/package/_service
+++ b/web/package/_service
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
   <service name="obs_scm" mode="manual">
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+@TAG_OFFSET@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
-    <param name="url">https://github.com/openSUSE/agama.git</param>
+    <!-- the URL is modified by the .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml
+    action when submitting to OBS -->
+    <param name="url">https://github.com/agama-project/agama.git</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
+    <!-- the revision might be changed to "release" branch or a git tag by the
+    .github/workflows/obs-staging-shared.yml action when submitting to OBS -->
     <param name="revision">master</param>
     <param name="subdir">web</param>
     <param name="without-version">enable</param>