diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-release.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-release.yml
index 4660dca..9e4c0c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-release.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,22 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
+      - name: Validate source ref
+        env:
+          REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if [ "${REF_NAME}" != "master" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Delete Release must be run from master. Current ref: ${REF_NAME}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Bootstrap github-release
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p github-release
diff --git a/crates/github-release/src/github.rs b/crates/github-release/src/github.rs
index 5196635..150e33e 100644
--- a/crates/github-release/src/github.rs
+++ b/crates/github-release/src/github.rs
@@ -1530,6 +1530,51 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn rollback_analysis_reuses_remaining_stable_release_when_exact_tag_is_missing() {
+        let tags = vec![
+            "v0".to_string(),
+            "v0.3".to_string(),
+            "v0.3.0".to_string(),
+            "v0.4".to_string(),
+            "v0.4.0-rc.1".to_string(),
+            "latest".to_string(),
+            "next".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let analysis = analyze_floating_tags(&tags, "v", "");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            analysis.latest_stable.as_ref().expect("latest stable").1,
+            "v0.3.0"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            analysis.next_preview.as_ref().expect("next preview").1,
+            "v0.4.0-rc.1"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stale_stable_floating_tags(&tags, &analysis, "v", ""),
+            vec!["v0.4".to_string()]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expected_stable_floating_tags_drop_removed_minor_line_after_rollback() {
+        let tags = vec![
+            "v0".to_string(),
+            "v0.3".to_string(),
+            "v0.3.0".to_string(),
+            "v0.4".to_string(),
+            "v0.4.0-rc.1".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let analysis = analyze_floating_tags(&tags, "v", "");
+        let expected = expected_stable_floating_tags(&analysis, "v", "");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            expected,
+            HashSet::from(["v0".to_string(), "v0.3".to_string()])
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn stable_floating_tag_detection_respects_prefix_and_suffix() {
         let tags = vec![