diff --git a/templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template b/templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template
index 9066da5..eded1e1 100644
--- a/templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template
+++ b/templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template
@@ -88,18 +88,16 @@ jobs:
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
           VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
 
-          # Auto-bump patch on alpha/beta/rc branches (not dev — dev bumps manually)
-          if [[ "$BRANCH" != dev/* ]]; then
-            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-            BUMPED=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
-            if [ -n "$BUMPED" ]; then
-              VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "$VERSION")
-              git add -A
-              git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump patch ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-                --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" 2>/dev/null || true
-              git push 2>/dev/null || true
-            fi
+          # Auto-bump patch on all branches (dev, alpha, beta, rc)
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          BUMPED=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$BUMPED" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "$VERSION")
+            git add -A
+            git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump patch ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" 2>/dev/null || true
+            git push 2>/dev/null || true
           fi
 
           # Determine stability from branch or input