diff --git a/.github/actions/releaser/cr.sh b/.github/actions/releaser/cr.sh
index a9ab1db2..e7d92100 100755
--- a/.github/actions/releaser/cr.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/releaser/cr.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+set -x
+
 main() {
     local version=${VERSION:-v1.2.1}
     local charts_dir=${CHART_DIR:-charts}
@@ -42,8 +44,12 @@ release_charts_inside_folders() {
 
     prepare_helm_repo
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2128
+    echo "LOOPING FOLDERS ${folders}" 
     # form list of folders which was changed
     for folder in "${folders[@]}"; do
+        echo "PROCESSING FOLDERS ${folder} pwd=$(pwd)"
+        ls "$charts_dir/$folder/Chart.yaml"
         [[ ! -f "$charts_dir/$folder/Chart.yaml" ]] && continue
         print_line_separator
         local chart_name
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ release_charts_inside_folders() {
 
         chart_name=$(read_chart_name "${charts_dir}/${folder}")
         chart_version=$(read_chart_version "${charts_dir}/${folder}")
+        echo "CHECK!!!!!!!! $charts_dir/$folder"
         echo "Checking if \"$charts_dir/$folder\" has been released to the repo"
         chart_was_released=$(chart_released "${chart_name}" "${chart_version}")
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 387f7286..c9359607 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
       - '.github/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      backport-branch:
+        description: "Select backport branch if different from 'main'"
+        type: string
+        default: "main"
+        required: true
       target:
         description: "target chart to release"
         type: string
@@ -22,10 +27,20 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      BACKPORT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.backport-branch || 'main' }}
+      BACKPORT_DIR: 'backport'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Checkout Backport branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        if: github.event.inputs.backport-branch != 'main'
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.BACKPORT_BRANCH }}
+          path: ${{ env.BACKPORT_DIR }}
+
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |
           git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
@@ -64,7 +79,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/releaser
         env:
           CR_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          CHARTS_DIR: ${{ github.event.inputs.backport-branch == 'main' && 'charts' || format('{0}/charts', env.BACKPORT_DIR) }}
         with:
           charts_repo_url: https://mongodb.github.io/helm-charts
           target: ${{ github.event.inputs.target }}
           dryrun: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryrun }}
+          charts_dir: ${{ env.CHARTS_DIR }}