diff --git a/.github/scripts/version_check.py b/.github/scripts/version_check.py
index 74c57b967e..8f657edcd2 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/version_check.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/version_check.py
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ def main() -> bool:
 
     # Determine which docker tag we are going to use
     docker_tags: Optional[list[str]] = None
+    pkg_channel = None
 
     if GITHUB_REF_TYPE == 'tag':
         # GITHUB_REF should be of the form /refs/heads/<tag>
@@ -278,10 +279,14 @@ def main() -> bool:
 
         docker_tags = [version_tag, 'stable'] if highest_release else [version_tag]
 
+        # Add release-line tag
+        pkg_channel = '.'.join(version_tag.split('.')[:2]) + '.x'
+
     elif GITHUB_REF_TYPE == 'branch':
         # Otherwise we know we are targeting the 'master' branch
         docker_tags = ['latest']
         highest_release = False
+        pkg_channel = GITHUB_BASE_REF
 
     else:
         print('Unsupported branch / version combination:')
@@ -310,6 +315,8 @@ def main() -> bool:
 
         if GITHUB_REF_TYPE == 'tag' and highest_release:
             env_file.write('stable_release=true\n')
+
+        env_file.write(f'pkg_channel={pkg_channel}\n')
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4a27252d1d..40f48e9723 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'inventree/InvenTree'
     name: ${{ matrix.target }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, docs]
+    needs: [build]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -171,6 +173,8 @@ jobs:
           BRANCH: ${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}
           TARGET: ${{github.event.release.target_commitish}}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          VERSION_REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
         run: |
           # Get info
@@ -202,6 +206,17 @@ jobs:
           # Move frontend build into place
           mkdir -p src/backend/InvenTree/web/static
           unzip -qq frontend-build.zip -d src/backend/InvenTree/web/static/web
+
+          echo "INFO write release_version"
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION_REF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "REF=$GITHUB_REF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          # Disable before.sh for now - will need to be removed once we switch to go.packager.io fully
+          echo "#!/bin/bash" > contrib/packager.io/before.sh
+
+          echo "calculate release channel"
+          pip install --require-hashes -r contrib/dev_reqs/requirements.txt
+          python3 .github/scripts/version_check.py
       - name: Package
         uses: pkgr/action/package@c5666febcd31750da6428042193fc5b2fb765435 # pin@main
         id: package
@@ -225,8 +240,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           token: ${{ secrets.PACKAGER_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-          repository: inventree/inventree
-          channel: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          repository: inventree/InvenTree
+          channel: ${{ env.pkg_channel }}
           file: ${{ steps.package.outputs.package_path }}
       - name: Publish to artifact
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@6b7fa9f267e90b50a19fef07b3596790bb941741 # pin@2.11.3