diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml b/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
index f7e7a2a826..f20761db87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-automated.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 14
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
         uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index e67b08526f..9858e3ce9f 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -83,21 +83,20 @@ async function config() {
       ['@semantic-release/git', {
         assets: [changelogFile, 'package.json', 'package-lock.json', 'npm-shrinkwrap.json'],
       }],
+      ['@semantic-release/github', {
+        successComment: getReleaseComment(),
+        labels: ['type:ci'],
+        releasedLabels: ['state:released<%= nextRelease.channel ? `-${nextRelease.channel}` : "" %>']
+      }],
       [
         '@saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge',
         {
           'branches': [
             { from: 'beta', to: 'alpha' },
             { from: 'release', to: 'beta' },
-            { from: 'release', to: 'alpha' },
           ]
         }
       ],
-      ['@semantic-release/github', {
-        successComment: getReleaseComment(),
-        labels: ['type:ci'],
-        releasedLabels: ['state:released<%= nextRelease.channel ? `-${nextRelease.channel}` : "" %>']
-      }],
     ],
   };