diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml
index c34f95f..6310a2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml
@@ -65,40 +65,49 @@ jobs:
           git add packages/*/pyproject.toml
           git commit -m "chore: release v${{ inputs.version }}"
       
-      - name: Get CI run ID
-        id: get-ci-run
+      - name: Push version update
         run: |
-          # Get the latest successful CI run on the previous commit (before version bump)
-          COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1)
-          RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
-            --workflow="CI - Build Multi-Platform Packages" \
-            --status=success \
-            --commit=$COMMIT_SHA \
-            --json databaseId \
-            --jq '.[0].databaseId')
+          git push origin HEAD:main
+          echo "✅ Pushed version update to main branch"
+          COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          echo "commit-sha=$COMMIT_SHA" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: push-version
           
-          if [ -z "$RUN_ID" ]; then
-            echo "❌ No successful CI run found for commit $COMMIT_SHA"
-            echo ""
-            echo "This usually means:"
-            echo "1. CI hasn't run on the latest commit yet"
-            echo "2. CI failed on the latest commit"
-            echo ""
-            echo "Please ensure CI passes on main branch before releasing."
-            exit 1
-          fi
+      - name: Wait for CI to complete
+        id: wait-for-ci
+        run: |
+          echo "⏳ Waiting for CI to build new version..."
+          COMMIT_SHA="${{ steps.push-version.outputs.commit-sha }}"
           
-          echo "✅ Found CI run: $RUN_ID"
-          echo "run-id=$RUN_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Wait up to 20 minutes for CI to complete
+          for i in {1..40}; do
+            RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
+              --workflow="CI - Build Multi-Platform Packages" \
+              --commit=$COMMIT_SHA \
+              --json databaseId,status \
+              --jq '.[] | select(.status == "completed") | .databaseId' | head -1)
+            
+            if [ ! -z "$RUN_ID" ]; then
+              echo "✅ Found completed CI run: $RUN_ID"
+              echo "run-id=$RUN_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            
+            echo "⏳ Waiting for CI... (attempt $i/40)"
+            sleep 30
+          done
+          
+          echo "❌ CI did not complete within 20 minutes"
+          exit 1
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       
       - name: Download artifacts from CI run
         run: |
-          echo "📦 Downloading artifacts from CI run ${{ steps.get-ci-run.outputs.run-id }}..."
+          echo "📦 Downloading artifacts from CI run ${{ steps.wait-for-ci.outputs.run-id }}..."
           
           # Download all artifacts (not just wheels-*)
-          gh run download ${{ steps.get-ci-run.outputs.run-id }} \
+          gh run download ${{ steps.wait-for-ci.outputs.run-id }} \
             --dir ./dist-downloads
           
           # Consolidate all wheels into packages/*/dist/