diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-make.yml b/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
index f585a8de38..55e07a936f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-make.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ on:
                 description: Publish to npm
                 type: boolean
                 default: false
-            downstreams:
-                description: List of github projects (owner/repo) which should have their dependency bumped to the newly released version (in JSON string array string syntax)
-                type: string
-                required: false
             gpg-fingerprint:
                 description: Fingerprint of the GPG key to use for signing the git tag and assets, if any.
                 type: string
@@ -38,6 +34,10 @@ on:
                 description: The number of expected assets, including signatures, excluding generated zip & tarball.
                 type: number
                 required: false
+        outputs:
+            npm-id:
+                description: "The npm package@version string we published"
+                value: ${{ jobs.npm.outputs.id }}
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
     checks:
@@ -327,34 +327,3 @@ jobs:
     #                  wait-interval: 10
     #                  check-name: merge
     #                  allowed-conclusions: success
-
-    bump-downstreams:
-        name: Update npm dependency in downstream projects
-        needs: npm
-        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-        if: inputs.downstreams
-        strategy:
-            matrix:
-                repo: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.downstreams) }}
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  repository: ${{ matrix.repo }}
-                  ref: staging
-                  token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-              with:
-                  cache: "yarn"
-                  node-version: "lts/*"
-
-            - name: Bump dependency
-              env:
-                  DEPENDENCY: ${{ needs.npm.outputs.id }}
-              run: |
-                  git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
-                  git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
-                  yarn upgrade "$DEPENDENCY" --exact
-                  git add package.json yarn.lock
-                  git commit -am"Upgrade dependency to $DEPENDENCY"
-                  git push origin staging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b0b3689ac..ca5e9fa559 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,37 @@ jobs:
         with:
             final: ${{ inputs.mode == 'final' }}
             npm: ${{ inputs.npm }}
-            downstreams: '["element-hq/element-web"]'
+
+    bump-downstreams:
+        name: Update npm dependency in downstream projects
+        needs: release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                repo:
+                    - element-hq/element-web
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  repository: ${{ matrix.repo }}
+                  ref: staging
+                  token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  cache: "yarn"
+                  node-version: "lts/*"
+
+            - name: Bump dependency
+              env:
+                  DEPENDENCY: ${{ needs.release.outputs.npm-id }}
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
+                  git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
+                  yarn upgrade "$DEPENDENCY" --exact
+                  git add package.json yarn.lock
+                  git commit -am"Upgrade dependency to $DEPENDENCY"
+                  git push origin staging
 
     docs:
         name: Publish Documentation