diff --git a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
index ae71acdad2ed8..47beb128cba89 100644
--- a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
+++ b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
@@ -1146,25 +1146,19 @@ The best way of doing this is to svn cp between the two repos (this avoids havin
 
 ```shell script
 export VERSION=3.1.3
-export VERSION_SUFFIX=rc1
-export VERSION_RC=${VERSION}${VERSION_SUFFIX}
 export TASK_SDK_VERSION=1.1.3
-export TASK_SDK_VERSION_RC=${TASK_SDK_VERSION}${VERSION_SUFFIX}
 export PREVIOUS_RELEASE=3.1.2
 # cd to the airflow repo directory and set the environment variable below
 export AIRFLOW_REPO_ROOT=$(pwd)
 # start the release process by running the below command
 breeze release-management start-release \
-    --release-candidate ${VERSION_RC} \
+    --version ${VERSION} \
     --previous-release ${PREVIOUS_RELEASE} \
-    --task-sdk-release-candidate ${TASK_SDK_VERSION_RC}
+    --task-sdk-version ${TASK_SDK_VERSION}
 ```
 
-Note: The `--task-sdk-release-candidate` parameter is optional. If you are releasing Airflow without a corresponding Task SDK release, you can omit this parameter.
+Note: The `--task-sdk-version` parameter is optional. If you are releasing Airflow without a corresponding Task SDK release, you can omit this parameter.
 
-```Dockerfile
-ARG AIRFLOW_EXTRAS=".....,<provider>,...."
-```
 
 4. Make sure to update Airflow version in ``v3-*-test`` branch after cherry-picking to X.Y.1 in
    ``airflow/__init__.py``
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diff --git a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_release-management_start-release.txt b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_release-management_start-release.txt
index 5920f34890286..9576601cabfb5 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_release-management_start-release.txt
+++ b/dev/breeze/doc/images/output_release-management_start-release.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a860ddc98626bc82dc298e2bd0081f97
+481eebefa96f86a5a385c295c2cbbdd0
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_command.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_command.py
index b05ddf92a6d66..9115c40f21c62 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_command.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_command.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import re
 
 import click
 
@@ -44,6 +45,47 @@ def clone_asf_repo(working_dir):
         )
 
 
+def find_latest_release_candidate(version, svn_dev_repo, component="airflow"):
+    """
+    Find the latest release candidate for a given version from SVN dev directory.
+
+    :param version: The base version (e.g., "3.0.5")
+    :param svn_dev_repo: Path to the SVN dev repository
+    :param component: Component name ("airflow" or "task-sdk")
+    :return: The latest release candidate string (e.g., "3.0.5rc3") or None if not found
+    """
+    if component == "task-sdk":
+        search_dir = f"{svn_dev_repo}/task-sdk"
+    else:
+        search_dir = svn_dev_repo
+
+    if not os.path.exists(search_dir):
+        return None
+
+    # Pattern to match release candidates for this version (e.g., "3.0.5rc1", "3.0.5rc2")
+    pattern = re.compile(rf"^{re.escape(version)}rc(\d+)$")
+    matching_rcs = []
+
+    try:
+        entries = os.listdir(search_dir)
+        for entry in entries:
+            match = pattern.match(entry)
+            if match:
+                rc_number = int(match.group(1))
+                matching_rcs.append((rc_number, entry))
+
+        if not matching_rcs:
+            return None
+
+        # Sort by RC number and return the latest
+        matching_rcs.sort(key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
+        latest_rc = matching_rcs[0][1]
+        console_print(f"Found latest {component} release candidate: {latest_rc}")
+        return latest_rc
+    except OSError:
+        return None
+
+
 def create_version_dir(version, task_sdk_version=None):
     if confirm_action(f"Create SVN version directory for Airflow {version}?"):
         run_command(["svn", "mkdir", f"{version}"], check=True)
@@ -269,35 +311,27 @@ def push_tag_for_final_version(version, release_candidate, task_sdk_version=None
     name="start-release",
     short_help="Start Airflow release process",
     help="Start the process of releasing an Airflow version. "
-    "This command will guide you through the release process. ",
+    "This command will guide you through the release process. "
+    "The latest release candidate for the given version will be automatically found from SVN dev directory.",
 )
-@click.option("--release-candidate", required=True, help="Airflow release candidate e.g. 3.0.5rc1")
+@click.option("--version", required=True, help="Airflow release version e.g. 3.0.5")
 @click.option("--previous-release", required=True, help="Previous Airflow release e.g. 3.0.4")
-@click.option("--task-sdk-release-candidate", required=False, help="Task SDK release candidate e.g. 1.0.5rc1")
+@click.option("--task-sdk-version", required=False, help="Task SDK release version e.g. 1.0.5")
 @option_answer
 @option_dry_run
 @option_verbose
-def airflow_release(release_candidate, previous_release, task_sdk_release_candidate):
-    if "rc" not in release_candidate:
-        exit("Release candidate must contain 'rc'")
+def airflow_release(version, previous_release, task_sdk_version):
+    if "rc" in version:
+        exit("Version must not contain 'rc' - use the final version (e.g., 3.0.5)")
     if "rc" in previous_release:
         exit("Previous release must not contain 'rc'")
 
-    version = release_candidate[:-3]
-    task_sdk_version = None
-    if task_sdk_release_candidate:
-        if "rc" not in task_sdk_release_candidate:
-            exit("Task SDK release candidate must contain 'rc'")
-        task_sdk_version = task_sdk_release_candidate[:-3]
-
     os.chdir(AIRFLOW_ROOT_PATH)
     airflow_repo_root = os.getcwd()
     console_print()
-    console_print("Airflow Release candidate:", release_candidate)
     console_print("Airflow Release Version:", version)
     console_print("Previous Airflow release:", previous_release)
-    if task_sdk_release_candidate:
-        console_print("Task SDK Release candidate:", task_sdk_release_candidate)
+    if task_sdk_version:
         console_print("Task SDK Release Version:", task_sdk_version)
     console_print("Airflow repo root:", airflow_repo_root)
     console_print()
@@ -317,6 +351,29 @@ def airflow_release(release_candidate, previous_release, task_sdk_release_candid
     console_print("SVN dev repo root:", svn_dev_repo)
     console_print("SVN release repo root:", svn_release_repo)
 
+    # Find the latest release candidate for the given version
+    console_print()
+    console_print("Finding latest release candidate from SVN dev directory...")
+    release_candidate = find_latest_release_candidate(version, svn_dev_repo, component="airflow")
+    if not release_candidate:
+        exit(f"No release candidate found for version {version} in SVN dev directory")
+
+    task_sdk_release_candidate = None
+    if task_sdk_version:
+        task_sdk_release_candidate = find_latest_release_candidate(
+            task_sdk_version, svn_dev_repo, component="task-sdk"
+        )
+        if not task_sdk_release_candidate:
+            exit(f"No Task SDK release candidate found for version {task_sdk_version} in SVN dev directory")
+
+    console_print()
+    console_print("Airflow Release candidate:", release_candidate)
+    console_print("Airflow Release Version:", version)
+    if task_sdk_release_candidate:
+        console_print("Task SDK Release candidate:", task_sdk_release_candidate)
+        console_print("Task SDK Release Version:", task_sdk_version)
+    console_print()
+
     # Create the version directory
     confirm_action("Confirm that the above repo exists. Continue?", abort=True)
 
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_management_commands_config.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_management_commands_config.py
index 5e00c23b8664e..9ce0b13224aaa 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_management_commands_config.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/release_management_commands_config.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
     "breeze release-management start-release": [
         {
             "name": "Start release flags",
-            "options": ["--release-candidate", "--previous-release", "--task-sdk-release-candidate"],
+            "options": ["--version", "--previous-release", "--task-sdk-version"],
         }
     ],
     "breeze release-management update-constraints": [
diff --git a/dev/breeze/tests/test_release_command.py b/dev/breeze/tests/test_release_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..686e3df1ea5e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/breeze/tests/test_release_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from airflow_breeze.commands.release_command import find_latest_release_candidate
+
+
+class TestFindLatestReleaseCandidate:
+    """Test the find_latest_release_candidate function."""
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_single_candidate(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test finding release candidate when only one exists."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create a single RC directory
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result == "3.0.5rc1"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_multiple_candidates(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test finding latest release candidate when multiple exist."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create multiple RC directories
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc2").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc3").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc10").mkdir()  # Test that rc10 > rc3
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result == "3.0.5rc10"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_ignores_other_versions(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function ignores RCs for other versions."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create RCs for different versions
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.4rc1").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc2").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.6rc1").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result == "3.0.5rc2"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_ignores_non_rc_directories(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function ignores directories that don't match RC pattern."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create RC directory and non-RC directories
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5").mkdir()  # Final release directory
+        (svn_dev_repo / "some-other-dir").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result == "3.0.5rc1"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_no_match(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function returns None when no matching RC found."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create RCs for different version
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.4rc1").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_directory_not_exists(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function returns None when directory doesn't exist."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        # Don't create the directory
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_empty_directory(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function returns None when directory is empty."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_task_sdk_component(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test finding release candidate for task-sdk component."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        task_sdk_dir = svn_dev_repo / "task-sdk"
+        task_sdk_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        # Create multiple Task SDK RC directories
+        (task_sdk_dir / "1.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+        (task_sdk_dir / "1.0.5rc2").mkdir()
+        (task_sdk_dir / "1.0.5rc3").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("1.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="task-sdk")
+        assert result == "1.0.5rc3"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_task_sdk_ignores_airflow_rcs(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that task-sdk component ignores airflow RCs."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+        task_sdk_dir = svn_dev_repo / "task-sdk"
+        task_sdk_dir.mkdir()
+
+        # Create airflow RC (should be ignored)
+        (svn_dev_repo / "3.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+        # Create task-sdk RC
+        (task_sdk_dir / "1.0.5rc1").mkdir()
+
+        result = find_latest_release_candidate("1.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="task-sdk")
+        assert result == "1.0.5rc1"
+
+    def test_find_latest_rc_handles_oserror(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that function handles OSError gracefully."""
+        svn_dev_repo = tmp_path / "dev" / "airflow"
+        svn_dev_repo.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        with patch("os.listdir", side_effect=OSError("Permission denied")):
+            result = find_latest_release_candidate("3.0.5", str(svn_dev_repo), component="airflow")
+            assert result is None