Backport #12372: Fix reusable release

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This should fix #12371.
I have tested this for Win, but not for FreeBSD as I do not have a runner available.
If anyone knows how to test on FreeBSD, let me know.

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• Patches conform to the coding conventions.
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This is an automatic backport of pull request #12372 done by [Mergify](https://mergify.com).

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Merge Queue Status

• ✅ Entered queue — 2026-09-26 09:11 UTC · Rule: default · triggered by rule Put backports in the rebase+merge queue
• ✅ Checks skipped · PR is already up-to-date
• ✅ Merged — 2026-09-26 09:22 UTC · at ddff05d369d3b210980b125d7f6cef5156e37976 · merge

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