diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 4e084a71545c..b23682529f1a 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ depends_on:
 trigger:
   ref:
   - refs/heads/main
+  - "refs/heads/release/v*"
   event:
     exclude:
     - cron
@@ -783,7 +784,7 @@ steps:
     image: techknowlogick/drone-docker:latest
     settings:
       auto_tag: false
-      tags: dev-linux-amd64
+      tags: ${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}${${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}:+-}dev-linux-amd64
       repo: gitea/gitea
       build_args:
         - GOPROXY=off
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ steps:
     settings:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
       auto_tag: false
-      tags: dev-linux-amd64-rootless
+      tags: ${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}${${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}:+-}dev-linux-amd64-rootless
       repo: gitea/gitea
       build_args:
         - GOPROXY=off
@@ -931,6 +932,7 @@ depends_on:
 trigger:
   ref:
   - refs/heads/main
+  - "refs/heads/release/v*"
   event:
     exclude:
     - cron
@@ -946,7 +948,7 @@ steps:
     image: techknowlogick/drone-docker:latest
     settings:
       auto_tag: false
-      tags: dev-linux-arm64
+      tags: ${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}${${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}:+-}dev-linux-arm64
       repo: gitea/gitea
       build_args:
         - GOPROXY=off
@@ -967,7 +969,7 @@ steps:
     settings:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
       auto_tag: false
-      tags: dev-linux-arm64-rootless
+      tags: ${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}${${DRONE_COMMIT_REF##refs/heads/release/v}:+-}dev-linux-arm64-rootless
       repo: gitea/gitea
       build_args:
         - GOPROXY=off