diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cc70d33e..240bde56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ name: v3.x releases
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+    # Pushes to the branch below will test the release workflow without
+    # publishing version on npm or generating new git tags
+    - v3.x-test
     tags:
     - 'v3.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     - 'v3.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-alpha.[0-9]+'
     - 'v3.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-beta.[0-9]+'
-    # The "test" prerelease version exist solely to validate changes on the
-    # release workflow. This is intended to be published
-    - 'v3.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-test.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   debug:
@@ -71,6 +72,6 @@ jobs:
         path: ~/.npm # this is cache where npm installs from before going out to the network
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
     - run: npm install --prefer-offline
-    - run: ./release
+    - run: ./bin/release
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/release b/bin/release
similarity index 89%
rename from release
rename to bin/release
index 4f563ce8..03919fcb 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Get the git tag that triggered the workflow build
 workflow_version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME:1} # Removed the "v" prefix
 # Get version major being handled by the current workflow
-workflow_major=$(echo $version | cut -d. -f1)
+workflow_major=$(echo $workflow_version | cut -d. -f1)
 workflow_track="latest-v${workflow_major}.x"
 
 # Get latest version on npm registry
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ latest_major=$(echo $latest_version | cut -d. -f1)
 
 
 # If it's a test prerelease, we just want to test the release workflow (dry run it!)
-if [[ "$workflow_version" == *"-test."* ]]; then
+if [[ "$workflow_version" == *"-test"* ]]; then
   npm publish --tag $workflow_track --dry-run && \
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 691981ca..ad3e3637 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/lquixada/cross-fetch/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "node-fetch": "^2.6.12"
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.13"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "12.0.1",