diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d42d804..bf00698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release-*
   pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-checks.yml
index a969b64..53303e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-checks.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release-*
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/examples/flipper/Cargo.lock b/examples/flipper/Cargo.lock
index 8c9f454..faf76d7 100644
--- a/examples/flipper/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/flipper/Cargo.lock
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ checksum = "9ea835d29036a4087793836fa931b08837ad5e957da9e23886b29586fb9b6650"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "contract-metadata",
  "contract-transcode",
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink-test-macro"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "contract-build",
diff --git a/examples/mocking/Cargo.lock b/examples/mocking/Cargo.lock
index 7481922..be27918 100644
--- a/examples/mocking/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/mocking/Cargo.lock
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ checksum = "9ea835d29036a4087793836fa931b08837ad5e957da9e23886b29586fb9b6650"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "contract-metadata",
  "contract-transcode",
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink-test-macro"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "contract-build",
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.lock b/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.lock
index 1ac74af..2d23ac1 100644
--- a/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/quick-start-with-drink/Cargo.lock
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ checksum = "9ea835d29036a4087793836fa931b08837ad5e957da9e23886b29586fb9b6650"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "contract-metadata",
  "contract-transcode",
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "drink-test-macro"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "contract-build",