diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 464698be..c37bba58 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     executor: rails_executor
+    environment:
+      PARALLEL_WORKERS: "1"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - setup_bundler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed6778fd..8622ed95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Update release branch
         run: |
+          git config user.name 'GH Actions Bot'
+          git config user.email 'actions.bot@example.com'
+
+          git fetch origin main
+          git fetch origin release
           git checkout release
           git pull
           git merge main -m '${{ inputs.message }}'