diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-new.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-new.yml
index 8901e5ad40b5..600300334cc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-new.yml
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate release publish approval run
         env:
+          ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT: "true"
           APPROVAL_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/clawhub-bootstrap-approval/approval.json
           CHILD_WORKFLOW_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
index 13f5dd21f171..e0e039faaf55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate release publish approval run
         env:
+          ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT: "true"
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           RELEASE_PUBLISH_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.release_publish_run_id }}
           EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.release_publish_branch || github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.mjs b/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.mjs
index dd0ceeef51e0..96f96833290a 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const run = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(0, "utf8"));
 const releasePublishRunId = process.env.RELEASE_PUBLISH_RUN_ID ?? "";
 const expectedBranch = process.env.EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_BRANCH ?? "";
 const directRecovery = process.env.DIRECT_RELEASE_RECOVERY === "true";
+const allowCompletedSuccessfulParent = process.env.ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT === "true";
 const approvalPath = process.env.APPROVAL_PATH ?? "";
 const approvalKind = process.env.RELEASE_APPROVAL_KIND ?? "android";
 const expectedRunAttempt = process.env.EXPECTED_RUN_ATTEMPT ?? "";
@@ -107,6 +108,20 @@ if (expectedRunAttempt && run.runAttempt !== positiveRunAttempt(expectedRunAttem
 }
 
 if (!directRecovery) {
+  if (run.status === "in_progress" && !run.conclusion) {
+    console.log(`Using release publish approval run ${releasePublishRunId}: ${run.url}`);
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+  if (
+    allowCompletedSuccessfulParent &&
+    run.status === "completed" &&
+    run.conclusion === "success"
+  ) {
+    console.log(
+      `Using successful completed release publish run ${releasePublishRunId}: ${run.url}`,
+    );
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
   if (run.status !== "in_progress") {
     fail(
       `Referenced release publish run ${releasePublishRunId} must still be in_progress, got ${run.status ?? "<missing>"}.`,
@@ -117,8 +132,6 @@ if (!directRecovery) {
       `Referenced release publish run ${releasePublishRunId} already concluded ${run.conclusion}.`,
     );
   }
-  console.log(`Using release publish approval run ${releasePublishRunId}: ${run.url}`);
-  process.exit(0);
 }
 
 if (run.status === "in_progress" && !run.conclusion) {
diff --git a/test/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.test.ts b/test/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.test.ts
index ef4f60da8b53..b2f643e5488c 100644
--- a/test/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const tempRoots = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker(afterEach);
 function runApprovalScript(
   run: Record<string, unknown>,
   env: {
+    ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT?: string;
     CHILD_WORKFLOW_SHA?: string;
     DIRECT_RELEASE_RECOVERY?: string;
     EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_BRANCH?: string;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ function runApprovalScript(
     encoding: "utf8",
     env: {
       ...process.env,
+      ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT: env.ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT ?? "false",
       CHILD_WORKFLOW_SHA: env.CHILD_WORKFLOW_SHA ?? "b".repeat(40),
       DIRECT_RELEASE_RECOVERY: env.DIRECT_RELEASE_RECOVERY ?? "false",
       EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_BRANCH: env.EXPECTED_WORKFLOW_BRANCH ?? "release/2026.6.21",
@@ -131,6 +133,29 @@ describe("scripts/validate-release-publish-approval.mjs", () => {
     expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
   });
 
+  it("accepts a successful completed parent for detached publication", () => {
+    const result = runApprovalScript(approvalRun({ conclusion: "success", status: "completed" }), {
+      ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT: "true",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+      "Using successful completed release publish run 123: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/123",
+    );
+    expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a failed completed parent for detached publication", () => {
+    const result = runApprovalScript(approvalRun({ conclusion: "failure", status: "completed" }), {
+      ALLOW_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFUL_PARENT: "true",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(
+      "Referenced release publish run 123 must still be in_progress, got completed.",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("accepts an exact attested Android release approval", () => {
     const approvalPath = writeApproval();