diff --git a/.github/workflows/rocm_ci_caller.yml b/.github/workflows/rocm_ci_caller.yml
index 3e9f04a3da..15981c8b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rocm_ci_caller.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rocm_ci_caller.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: ROCm CI Caller
 on: 
   # Commenting below to avoid re-runs of amd smi for trivial rebases
   pull_request:  
-    branches: [amd-mainline]  
+    branches: [release/rocm-rel-*, amd-mainline]  
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]  
   push:  
     branches: [amd-mainline]  
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ on:
     types: [created]
     
 jobs:  
-  call-workflow: 
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || github.event.comment.body == '!verify' }}
-    uses: AMD-ROCm-Internal/rocm_ci_infra/.github/workflows/rocm_ci.yml@mainline 
+  call-workflow:  
+    if: github.event_name != 'issue_comment' ||(github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request && (startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '!verify') || startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '!verify release') || startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '!verify retest')))  
+    uses: AMD-ROCm-Internal/rocm_ci_infra/.github/workflows/rocm_ci.yml@mainline
     secrets: inherit  
     with:  
-      input_sha: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}  
-      input_pr_num: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || 0 }}  
-      input_pr_url: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.html_url || '' }}  
-      input_pr_title: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.title || '' }}  
+      input_sha: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.sha) || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request.head.sha) || github.sha}}  
+      input_pr_num: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.number) || 0}}  
+      input_pr_url: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.html_url || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request.html_url) || ''}}  
+      input_pr_title: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.title || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request.title) || ''}}  
       repository_name: ${{ github.repository }}  
-      base_ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref || github.ref }} 
-      trigger_event_type: ${{ github.event_name }}
+      base_ref: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request.base.ref) || github.ref}}  
+      trigger_event_type: ${{ github.event_name }}  
+      comment_text: ${{ github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.comment.body || '' }}