diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index 4c259a5dfa..298f4f0674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
+          RELEASE: ${{ if inputs.stage == 'release' && 'yes' || 'no' }}
 
       - name: store-artifact ${{ matrix.asset }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
index 994e5add99..ba85c58496 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
+          RELEASE: ${{ if inputs.stage == 'release' && 'yes' || 'no' }}
 
       - name: store-artifact ${{ matrix.asset }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
index 9884415568..3ab62207b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
+          RELEASE: ${{ if inputs.stage == 'release' && 'yes' || 'no' }}
 
       - name: store-artifact ${{ matrix.asset }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index 64a8649fea..4685b9897f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
+          RELEASE: ${{ if inputs.stage == 'release' && 'yes' || 'no' }}
 
       - name: store-artifact ${{ matrix.asset }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4