GRM-50: fix: workflow timing, timeouts, status polling, and release classification

scripts/ci/release.py

@@ -252,10 +252,17 @@ def create_and_push_tag(new_version: str, changelog: str, dry_run: bool) -> bool
     help="Skip lint and test verification (NOT recommended — only for emergency releases).",
 )
 def main(dry_run: bool, skip_tests: bool) -> None:
-    # Ensure we're on master
+    # Ensure we're on master (skip this check in dry-run mode for PR validation)
     branch = run_cmd(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]).stdout.strip()
-    if branch != "master":
+    if branch != "master" and not dry_run:
         raise click.ClickException(_("Release must be run on master, currently on '{branch}'.", branch=branch))
+    if branch != "master" and dry_run:
+        click.echo(
+            _(
+                "Dry-run mode: on branch '{branch}' (not master). Some checks may behave differently.",
+                branch=branch,
+            )
+        )
 
     # Check if any user-facing files changed since the last tag.
     # If only workflow/infra files changed, skip the release entirely.