diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 48bb54c..b5a65fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: Pulse Release Pipeline
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'workflow-test-trigger'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -12,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       release_notes:
         description: 'Release notes (markdown) - generated by Claude'
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
 
 jobs:
@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: true
 
       - name: Run backend tests
-        run: go test ./...
+        run: make test
 
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
         uses: actions/cache@v4