diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c9511e1bc..82331c1d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,31 +29,13 @@ jobs:
           major_minor=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*$/\1/')
           echo "RC_BRANCH=release-$major_minor" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Check out Everest catalog
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: percona/everest-catalog
-          path: everest-catalog
-
-      - name: Create Everest catalog release branch
-        run: |
-          cd everest-catalog
-          # Check if the branch already exists
-          git fetch
-          check_branch=$(git ls-remote --heads origin ${RC_BRANCH})
-
-          if [[ -z ${check_branch} ]]; then
-            git checkout -b $RC_BRANCH
-            git push origin $RC_BRANCH
-          fi
-#
-#      - name: Check out Everest operator
+#      - name: Check out Everest catalog
 #        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 #        with:
-#          repository: percona/everest-operator
-#          path: everest-operator
+#          repository: percona/everest-catalog
+#          path: everest-catalog
 #
-#      - name: Create Everest operator RC-branch
+#      - name: Create Everest catalog release branch
 #        run: |
 #          cd everest-catalog
 #          # Check if the branch already exists
@@ -64,6 +46,24 @@ jobs:
 #            git checkout -b $RC_BRANCH
 #            git push origin $RC_BRANCH
 #          fi
+#
+      - name: Check out Everest operator
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: percona/everest-operator
+          path: everest-operator
+
+      - name: Create Everest operator release branch
+        run: |
+          cd everest-catalog
+          # Check if the branch already exists
+          git fetch
+          check_branch=$(git ls-remote --heads origin ${RC_BRANCH})
+
+          if [[ -z ${check_branch} ]]; then
+            git checkout -b $RC_BRANCH
+            git push origin $RC_BRANCH
+          fi
 #
 #
 #      - name: Check out Everest