diff --git a/changelog.d/18211.misc b/changelog.d/18211.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9429b34f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/18211.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix detection of workflow failures in the release script.
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diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index b14b61c705..c556ccaf86 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ def _wait_for_actions(gh_token: Optional[str]) -> None:
         if all(
             workflow["status"] != "in_progress" for workflow in resp["workflow_runs"]
         ):
-            success = (
+            success = all(
                 workflow["status"] == "completed" for workflow in resp["workflow_runs"]
             )
             if success: