diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
index a765ba6a..f0661d27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
@@ -219,3 +219,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           config: .github/dotslash-config.json
+
+  update-branch:
+    name: Update latest-alpha-cli branch
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Update latest-alpha-cli branch
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          gh api \
+            repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/git/refs/heads/latest-alpha-cli \
+            -X PATCH \
+            -f sha="${GITHUB_SHA}" \
+            -f force=true