diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 49693834..30c9bcfe 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
               f.write(content)
           PYEOF
 
-          # Commit and push
+          # Commit and push to current branch
           if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
             git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
             git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
@@ -287,6 +287,28 @@ jobs:
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push failed"
           fi
 
+      - name: "Sync updates.xml to all branches"
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+
+          # Sync updates.xml to main and dev (whichever isn't current)
+          for BRANCH in main dev; do
+            [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
+
+            echo "Syncing updates.xml → ${BRANCH}"
+            git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- . 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
+            if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+              git add updates.xml
+              git commit -m "chore: sync updates.xml from ${CURRENT_BRANCH} [skip ci]"
+              git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${BRANCH} 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push to ${BRANCH} failed"
+            fi
+            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null
+          done
+
       - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |