diff --git a/.github/workflows/xrt_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/xrt_ci.yml
index ef97c585461..4c41434e02b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xrt_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xrt_ci.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 name: XRT CI
 
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+
 env:  
-  RELEASE: '2024.1'  
+  # RELEASE: '2023.2'
+  RELEASE: ${{ github.base_ref == 'master' && '2024.1' || github.base_ref }}  
   PIPELINE: 'xrt' 
   ENV: 'prod' 
 
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
-
 concurrency:  
   group: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true