diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/release-builds.yml
index 805240c16..e13d108ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-builds.yml
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ jobs:
     name: macOS universal
     needs: version
     runs-on: macos-15-xlarge
-    environment: release
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ github.repository == 'Brent001/effectcraft' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release/community-downloads' && 'community-release' || 'release' }}
     env:
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
       CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
@@ -370,7 +371,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Windows ${{ matrix.arch }}
     needs: [version, target_selection]
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ github.repository == 'Brent001/effectcraft' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release/community-downloads' && 'community-release' || 'release' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -1145,7 +1147,8 @@ jobs:
        (inputs.has-flatpak-x86_64 && inputs.has-linux-x86_64) || (inputs.has-flatpak-aarch64 && inputs.has-linux-aarch64))
     needs: [version, target_selection, macos, windows, linux, linux-riscv64, flatpak, arch, freebsd, web, server]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ github.repository == 'Brent001/effectcraft' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release/community-downloads' && 'community-release' || 'release' }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -1158,7 +1161,7 @@ jobs:
       # Fork release jobs should publish only after every requested build has succeeded.
       # The upstream repo retains its manual draft review/publish process.
       - name: Publish community release
-        if: github.repository == 'Brent001/effectcraft'
+        if: github.repository == 'Brent001/effectcraft' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release/community-downloads'
         shell: bash
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 49fa0433d..8aefe0095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [release]
+    branches:
+      - release
+      - release/community-downloads
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 4aa877225..813ef2ed5 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 Every push to the `release` branch runs [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](../.github/workflows/release.yml).
 
-In the `Brent001/effectcraft` fork, the first community release is version `0.13.1` and builds
-Windows x64, Linux x86_64 and Web assets. After all selected build jobs succeed, it publishes
-the GitHub Release automatically so the assets are publicly downloadable. The Windows installer
+In the `Brent001/effectcraft` fork, pushing the dedicated `release/community-downloads` branch
+runs the first community release at version `0.13.1` and builds Windows x64, Linux x86_64 and Web
+assets. After all selected build jobs succeed, it publishes the GitHub Release automatically so
+the assets are publicly downloadable. The Windows installer
 may be unsigned when code-signing credentials are unavailable; the release notes disclose this,
 and the release includes `SHA256SUMS.txt`.