diff --git a/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml
index 95c94a11..52043179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This workflow is triggered by a tag that matches the pattern rs/v*-rc.
+# This workflow is triggered by a tag that matches the pattern rs/v*-pin.
 # Essentially it does the following:
 #   - gathers release info including its version using created tag
 #   - applies version to the workspace and updates crates dependencies
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ name: '[rs] Release'
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'rs/v*-rc'
+      - 'rs/v*-pin'
 
 env:
   # see https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract Release Info
         id: release_info
         run: |
-          RC_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          VERSION=${RC_TAG#rs/v}
-          VERSION="${VERSION%-rc}"
-          if [[ ! $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+          PIN_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          VERSION=${PIN_TAG#rs/v}
+          VERSION="${VERSION%-pin}"
+          if [[ ! $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-z]+\.[0-9]+)?$ ]]; then
             echo "'$VERSION' is not a valid semver version"
             exit 1
           fi
-          echo "RC Tag: $RC_TAG"
-          echo "rc_tag=$RC_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Pin Tag: $PIN_TAG"
+          echo "pin_tag=$PIN_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Version: $VERSION"
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           git add Cargo.lock
           git commit -m "build(rs): update version to v${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}"
           git push origin "$RC_BRANCH"
-          git push origin --delete "${{ steps.release_info.outputs.rc_tag }}"
+          git push origin --delete "${{ steps.release_info.outputs.pin_tag }}"
           echo "branch=$RC_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   ws_tests: