diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
index 09c1137a66e8d3..89141c744d7694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ jobs:
           NX_PERF_LOGGING: 'false'
           NX_DAEMON: 'true'
           NX_SKIP_LOG_GROUPING: 'true'
+          NX_GITHUB_E2E_WORKFLOW: 'true'
 
       - name: Save matrix config in file
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
index 2351c2988cd78e..92771606ff9550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ jobs:
           NX_PERF_LOGGING: 'false'
           NX_DAEMON: 'true'
           NX_SKIP_LOG_GROUPING: 'true'
+          NX_GITHUB_E2E_WORKFLOW: 'true'
 
       - name: Save matrix config in file
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/scripts/nx-release.ts b/scripts/nx-release.ts
index 2556d7f7c6c87a..b8821a91bd9d51 100755
--- a/scripts/nx-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/nx-release.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,13 @@ function parseArgs() {
       default: 'minor',
       coerce: (version: string) => {
         const isGithubActions = !!process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS;
-        if (isGithubActions && isRelativeVersionKeyword(version)) {
+        // Make an exception for our automated e2e workflows
+        const isGithubActionsE2EWorkflow = !!process.env.NX_GITHUB_E2E_WORKFLOW;
+        if (
+          isGithubActions &&
+          !isGithubActionsE2EWorkflow &&
+          isRelativeVersionKeyword(version)
+        ) {
           // Print error rather than throw to avoid yargs noise in this specifically handled case
           console.error(
             'Error: The release script was triggered in a GitHub Actions workflow, but a relative version keyword was provided. This is an unexpected combination.'