diff --git a/.github/workflows/fork-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/fork-ci.yml
index 3f203892342..2e50722418f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fork-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fork-ci.yml
@@ -36,15 +36,28 @@ on:
       - fork/tim
       - fork/candidates
       - fork/changes
+      # Stable contributor and release branch (docs/stable-dev-release-branch-handover.md).
+      - fork/dev
       # Registered integration overlays (same names as .github/pr-stack.json)
       - t3-discord/f7d37879-desktop-deeplinks
       - fork/discord
       - fork/vscode
       - fork/identity
+  # fork/dev is never rebased, so its merge commits are the release candidates.
+  # Deployment promotes an exact green SHA and keys on a successful run of this
+  # workflow for that SHA, so every merge must produce one — a green PR tip is
+  # not enough when the merge SHA differs.
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - fork/dev
 
 concurrency:
-  group: ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || inputs.checkout_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  # Push runs are keyed by SHA and never cancelled: the conclusion of a push run
+  # is what approves that exact commit for deployment, so cancelling one as
+  # superseded would leave that merge SHA permanently unapprovable.
+  group: ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || inputs.checkout_ref ||
+    (github.event_name == 'push' && github.sha) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' }}
 
 jobs:
   check:
@@ -181,7 +194,12 @@ jobs:
 
   deployment_scope:
     name: Classify Deployment Scope
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/integration'
+    # Two release tips during the cutover: the composed fork/integration tip
+    # (dispatched by the stack workflow) and fork/dev merge commits. Keep both
+    # until fork/integration is retired.
+    if: >-
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/integration') ||
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/dev')
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
@@ -200,16 +218,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Find previous successful integration CI
+      - name: Find previous successful release-tip CI
         id: previous
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          # Compare against this branch's own history. Hardcoding
+          # fork/integration + workflow_dispatch here would make every fork/dev
+          # push diff against an unrelated tip and classify every component as
+          # changed.
+          SCOPE_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          SCOPE_EVENT: ${{ github.event_name }}
         run: |
           previous_sha="$(
             gh api --method GET \
               "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/workflows/fork-ci.yml/runs" \
-              -f branch=fork/integration \
-              -f event=workflow_dispatch \
+              -f "branch=${SCOPE_BRANCH}" \
+              -f "event=${SCOPE_EVENT}" \
               -f status=success \
               -f per_page=20 \
               --jq ".workflow_runs | map(select(.head_sha != \"${GITHUB_SHA}\")) | first | .head_sha // \"\""
@@ -258,9 +282,9 @@ jobs:
   dispatch_mobile_releases:
     name: Dispatch Mobile Releases
     needs: [check, test, mobile_native_static_analysis, release_smoke, deployment_scope]
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/integration' &&
+    if: >-
+      ((github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/integration') ||
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/fork/dev')) &&
       needs.deployment_scope.outputs.mobile == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -268,22 +292,25 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Dispatch exact integration SHA
+      - name: Dispatch exact release SHA
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          # Dispatch against the branch this run is validating so the mobile
+          # workflows come from the same tip, not a stale fork/integration copy.
+          RELEASE_REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           # mode=auto, not update: an OTA alone never reaches a phone when the
           # native runtime changed, so the fingerprint decides between an update
           # and a TestFlight build. iOS only, because Android has no keystore.
           gh workflow run mobile-eas-production.yml \
             --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-            --ref fork/integration \
+            --ref "$RELEASE_REF" \
             -f mode=auto \
             -f platform=ios \
             -f sha="$GITHUB_SHA" \
-            -f message="Integration ${GITHUB_SHA}"
+            -f message="${RELEASE_REF} ${GITHUB_SHA}"
           gh workflow run mobile-eas-development.yml \
             --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-            --ref fork/integration \
+            --ref "$RELEASE_REF" \
             -f platform=ios \
             -f sha="$GITHUB_SHA"