diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index a40d36bc268a..16f878338d4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Full release validation must run rerun_group=all before npm publish; got $rerun_group" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          if [[ "$performance_blocking" != "true" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$release_profile" != "beta" && "$performance_blocking" != "true" ]]; then
             echo "Full release validation manifest does not record blocking product performance evidence." >&2
             exit 1
           fi
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 3b4ecb587038..6fd49a86edf3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -1271,6 +1271,18 @@ describe("package acceptance workflow", () => {
     expect(workflow).toContain('blocking: ($releaseProfile != "beta")');
   });
 
+  it("keeps beta performance advisory at the publish gate", () => {
+    const validationStep = workflowStep(
+      workflowJob(RELEASE_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW, "resolve_release_target"),
+      "Validate full release validation manifest",
+    );
+
+    expectTextToIncludeAll(validationStep.run, [
+      'if [[ "$release_profile" != "beta" && "$performance_blocking" != "true" ]]',
+      "Full release validation manifest does not record blocking product performance evidence.",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("keeps child-job fail-fast polling best-effort", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW, "utf8");
     expect(workflow.match(/continuing with authoritative workflow conclusion\./gu)).toHaveLength(3);