diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml
index 6a570e7b..ea0502f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
-    types: [closed]
+    # types: [closed]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  COMMIT_EMAIL: sara-tagger@users.noreply.github.com
+  COMMIT_EMAIL: rasabot@rasa.com
   DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
 
 jobs:
   if_merged_tag_release:
     name: Tag Release Version
-    if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 'prepare-release-') && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    ## if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 'prepare-release-') && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout git repository 🕝
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email ${{ env.COMMIT_EMAIL }}
-          git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
+          git config --global user.name "rasabot"
 
       - name: Tag Release
         run: make tag-release
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 65869a23..57bd0a8c 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -327,18 +327,18 @@ def tag_release() -> None:
     branch = git_current_branch()
     version = Version(get_current_version())
 
-    if (
-        not version.is_alpha
-        and not version.is_beta
-        and not git_current_branch_is_main_or_release()
-    ):
-        print(
-            f"""
-    You are currently on branch {branch}.
-    You should only apply release tags to release branches (e.g. 1.x) or main.
-            """
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
+    # if (
+    #     not version.is_alpha
+    #     and not version.is_beta
+    #     and not git_current_branch_is_main_or_release()
+    # ):
+    #     print(
+    #         f"""
+    # You are currently on branch {branch}.
+    # You should only apply release tags to release branches (e.g. 1.x) or main.
+    #         """
+    #     )
+    #     sys.exit(1)
     ensure_clean_git()
     tag = str(version)
     tag_commit(tag)