diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 9b908d02..c32e26a5 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
 # INGROUP: mokocli.Release
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/mokocli
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/auto-release.yml.template
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/Template-Generic
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
 # VERSION: 05.01.00
 # BRIEF: Universal build & release � detects platform from manifest.xml
 #
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ jobs:
             && echo "main branch pushed to GitHub mirror" \
             || echo "WARNING: GitHub mirror push failed"
 
-      - name: "Step 11: Delete rc branch and recreate dev from main"
+      - name: "Step 11: Delete rc branch (dev reset moved to cascade-dev.yml)"
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
@@ -438,17 +438,9 @@ jobs:
             "${API_BASE}/branches/rc" 2>/dev/null \
             && echo "Deleted rc branch" || echo "rc branch not found"
 
-          # Delete dev branch
-          curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
-            "${API_BASE}/branches/dev" 2>/dev/null && echo "Deleted dev branch"
-
-          # Recreate dev from main (now includes version bump + changelog promotion)
-          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            "${API_BASE}/branches" \
-            -d '{"new_branch_name":"dev","old_branch_name":"main"}' 2>/dev/null && echo "Recreated dev from main"
-
-          echo "Pre-release branches cleaned, dev reset from main" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          # dev is reset from main by the dedicated "Cascade Main -> Dev" workflow
+          # (cascade-dev.yml), which runs after this release completes.
+          echo "rc cleaned; dev reset handled by cascade-dev.yml" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       - name: "Step 12: Create version branch from main"
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'