diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
index 85fb9090ded..c06be3cd582 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ jobs:
             timeout_minutes: 120
           - chunk_id: package-update-openai
             label: package/update OpenAI install
-            timeout_minutes: 35
+            timeout_minutes: 20
           - chunk_id: package-update-anthropic
             label: package/update Anthropic install
             timeout_minutes: 180
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index 4c5b68cd475..8173683feec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish plugins, then OpenClaw
     needs: [resolve_release_target]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 360
+    timeout-minutes: 90
     steps:
       - name: Dispatch publish workflows
         env:
@@ -274,15 +274,22 @@ jobs:
             changelog_file="${RUNNER_TEMP}/CHANGELOG.md"
             notes_file="${RUNNER_TEMP}/release-notes.md"
 
-            gh api --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/contents/CHANGELOG.md?ref=${TARGET_SHA}" \
+            gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/contents/CHANGELOG.md?ref=${TARGET_SHA}" \
               --jq '.content' | base64 --decode > "${changelog_file}"
             awk -v version="${notes_version}" '
               $0 == "## " version { in_section = 1; next }
               /^## / && in_section { exit }
               in_section { print }
             ' "${changelog_file}" > "${notes_file}"
+            if [[ ! -s "${notes_file}" ]] && [[ "${RELEASE_TAG}" == *"-alpha."* || "${RELEASE_TAG}" == *"-beta."* ]]; then
+              awk '
+                $0 == "## Unreleased" { in_section = 1; next }
+                /^## / && in_section { exit }
+                in_section { print }
+              ' "${changelog_file}" > "${notes_file}"
+            fi
             if [[ ! -s "${notes_file}" ]]; then
-              echo "CHANGELOG.md does not contain release notes for ${notes_version}." >&2
+              echo "CHANGELOG.md does not contain release notes for ${notes_version} or an Unreleased prerelease fallback." >&2
               exit 1
             fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/run.sh b/scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/run.sh
index cffad942995..9ec80144a27 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/run.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SKIP_PREVIOUS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_SKIP_PREVIOUS:-0}"
 OPENAI_API_KEY="${OPENAI_API_KEY:-}"
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}"
 ANTHROPIC_API_TOKEN="${ANTHROPIC_API_TOKEN:-}"
-AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-600}"
+AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-300}"
 AGENT_TURNS_PARALLEL="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURNS_PARALLEL:-1}"
 AGENT_TOOL_SMOKE="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TOOL_SMOKE:-1}"
 OPENAI_AGENT_MODEL="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_MODEL:-openai/gpt-5.5}"
diff --git a/scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh b/scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh
index 79191780e63..3fe457de471 100755
--- a/scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-install-sh-e2e-docker.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-}" \
   -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_PREVIOUS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_PREVIOUS:-}" \
   -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_SKIP_PREVIOUS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_SKIP_PREVIOUS:-0}" \
-  -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-600}" \
+  -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-300}" \
   -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURNS_PARALLEL="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURNS_PARALLEL:-1}" \
   -e OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TOOL_SMOKE="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TOOL_SMOKE:-1}" \
   -e OPENCLAW_NO_ONBOARD=1 \
diff --git a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
index 993d2615197..1ea6785b20c 100644
--- a/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/docker-build-helper.test.ts
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@ describe("docker build helper", () => {
     expect(wrapper).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURNS_PARALLEL");
     expect(wrapper).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_MODEL");
     expect(wrapper).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS");
+    expect(wrapper).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-300");
     expect(runner).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_MODEL");
     expect(runner).toContain("OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_OPENAI_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS");
+    expect(runner).toContain(
+      'AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${OPENCLAW_INSTALL_E2E_AGENT_TURN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-300}"',
+    );
   });
 
   it("keeps package acceptance plugin coverage offline-capable", () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 37a3297c21c..fcb85a9ce37 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const LIVE_E2E_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusab
 const NPM_TELEGRAM_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml";
 const PACKAGE_JSON = "package.json";
 const RELEASE_CHECKS_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml";
+const RELEASE_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml";
 const FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml";
 const QA_LIVE_TRANSPORTS_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/qa-live-transports-convex.yml";
 const UPDATE_MIGRATION_WORKFLOW = ".github/workflows/update-migration.yml";
@@ -829,4 +830,17 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(workflow).toContain("(.started_at | ts) - (.created_at | ts)");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain('gh run view "$run_id" --json createdAt,jobs');
   });
+
+  it("keeps release publish creation compatible with gh api and prerelease notes", () => {
+    const workflow = readFileSync(RELEASE_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW, "utf8");
+
+    expect(workflow).toContain("timeout-minutes: 90");
+    expect(workflow).toContain(
+      'gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/contents/CHANGELOG.md?ref=${TARGET_SHA}"',
+    );
+    expect(workflow).toContain('$0 == "## Unreleased" { in_section = 1; next }');
+    expect(workflow).toContain("Unreleased prerelease fallback");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("gh api --repo");
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("timeout-minutes: 360");
+  });
 });