diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8ec585cbc5..ccd797e4b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -255,10 +255,11 @@ jobs:
           formula: rtx
   bump-alpine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     container: ghcr.io/jdx/rtx:alpine
     timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: [release]
+    env:
+      DRY_RUN: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && '0' || '1' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/scripts/release-alpine.sh b/scripts/release-alpine.sh
index b814069bf0..c14b00e4f3 100755
--- a/scripts/release-alpine.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-alpine.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,19 @@ abuild -r
 apkbuild-lint APKBUILD
 
 git add APKBUILD
-git checkout -B "rtx/${RTX_VERSION#v}"
+git checkout -B rtx
 git commit -m "community/rtx: upgrade to ${RTX_VERSION#v}"
 
 git remote add jdxcode "https://jdxcode:$GITLAB_TOKEN@gitlab.alpinelinux.org/jdxcode/aports.git"
-git push -f jdxcode
-#glab mr create --draft --fill --yes -H jdxcode/aports -R alpine/aports
+
+if [ "$DRY_RUN" == 0 ]; then
+  git push -f jdxcode
+fi
+
+open_mr="$(gitlab mr list -R alpine/aports --author=@me)"
+if [[ "$open_mr" != "Showing"* ]]; then
+  if [ "$DRY_RUN" == 0 ]; then
+    glab mr create --draft --fill --yes -H jdxcode/aports -R alpine/aports
+  fi
+fi
 #git show