diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
index d0424ef..f62ec9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle.yml
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ jobs:
             dist/steamify-app.tar.gz
             assets/steam-gaming-settings.svg
 
-      # A new version starts the Steamify ISO's release of the ISO repo: its iso-1-github-tag.yml names the ISO after
-      # the newest Steamify release, tags it, and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO.
-      #   main (publishes the release)   -> the ISO repo's master: a real ISO release (tag v<steamify>-<date>)
-      #   release/** (a version not yet released) -> its feat/steamify: a dev pre-release (tag v<steamify>-dev.<date>)
+      # A new version starts the Steamify ISO's release of the ISO repo: its iso-1-github-tag.yml (always run from
+      # master) names the ISO after the newest Steamify release, tags it, and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO.
+      # The branch here decides the kind of build (the workflow's input `kind`):
+      #   main (publishes the release)            -> release: a real ISO (tag v<steamify>-<date>)
+      #   release/** (a version not yet released) -> dev: a pre-release (tag v<steamify>-dev.<date>)
       # Needs a fine-grained token for that repo (Actions: read and write) as the secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN;
       # without it, this is skipped.
       - name: Start the Steamify ISO's release
@@ -210,6 +211,6 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$GH_TOKEN" ]; then
             echo "::notice::No ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN: the Steamify ISO isn't released with this version."; exit 0
           fi
-          if [ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/heads/main ]; then iso_ref=master; else iso_ref=feat/steamify; fi
-          gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso --ref "$iso_ref"
-          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso, $iso_ref)"
+          if [ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/heads/main ]; then kind=release; else kind=dev; fi
+          gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso --ref master -f kind="$kind"
+          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso, master, kind $kind)"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 710cf47..ea7bb7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ one per merged pull request.
 
 ## 2.9.6 - 2026-09-30
 
-- **fix(ci): a version published from main starts a real ISO release (the ISO repo's master), a version on a release branch a dev ISO (its feat/steamify); it always started the dev one**
+- **fix(ci): a version published from main starts a real ISO release, a version on a release branch a dev ISO: the ISO workflow always runs from the ISO repo's master and gets the kind as an input (it always started the dev one from feat/steamify)**
 - **chore: Version 2.9.6**
 
 ## 2.9.5 - 2026-09-30