diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
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@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Use the RC path when you need to:
 
 **NEVER bump the version to fix a build problem.** New versions are reserved for meaningful product changes (features, fixes, improvements). Build/CI failures are fixed on the current version.
 
-**NEVER use `workflow_dispatch` to retry release builds.** The `workflow_dispatch` trigger runs the workflow file from the default branch but checks out the code at the tag ref (`ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}`). This means build fixes committed to `main` won't be picked up — the old broken code at the tag gets built again.
+**Do not rely on `workflow_dispatch` for tagged code fixes.** The `workflow_dispatch` trigger runs the workflow file from the default branch but checks out the code at the tag ref (`ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}`). That means fixes committed to `main` won't change the tagged source tree being built. `workflow_dispatch` only helps when the fix lives in the workflow file itself.
 
 To retry a failed workflow, **always push a retry tag** on the commit you want to build: