diff --git a/.github/workflows/rn-build-hermes.yml b/.github/workflows/rn-build-hermes.yml
index a1b60d9797e..f66bb240a29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rn-build-hermes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rn-build-hermes.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - static_h
+      - '*-stable'
+      - '*-staging'
   push:
     branches:
-      - 250829098.0.0-stable
       - static_h
+      - '*-stable'
+      - '*-staging'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -56,9 +59,11 @@ jobs:
           GHA_NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHA_NPM_TOKEN }}
       - id: set_release_type
         run: |
-          # Guard: never allow release mode on static_h branch
-          if [[ $REF == "refs/heads/static_h" ]]; then
-            echo "Branch is static_h, forcing dry-run mode"
+          # Guard: never allow release mode on non-releasing branches:
+          # static_h and any branch whose name ends in `-staging`, even via
+          # workflow_dispatch.
+          if [[ $REF == "refs/heads/static_h" || $REF == refs/heads/*-staging ]]; then
+            echo "Branch is a non-releasing branch, forcing dry-run mode"
             echo "RELEASE_TYPE=dry-run" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ $EVENT_NAME == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
             echo "Setting release type to ${{ github.event.inputs.release-type }}"
diff --git a/npm/hermes-compiler/package.json b/npm/hermes-compiler/package.json
index 76e968b2308..e3055ef89aa 100644
--- a/npm/hermes-compiler/package.json
+++ b/npm/hermes-compiler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "hermes-compiler",
-    "version": "250829098.0.0",
+    "version": "260318099.0.0",
     "private": false,
     "description": "The hermes compiler CLI used during the React Native build process",
     "license": "MIT",