diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures-test.py b/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures-test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95fcb6bc19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures-test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2023 Greptime Team
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import itertools
+import os
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+SCRIPT = Path(__file__).with_name("release-linux-architectures.sh")
+ARCHITECTURES = ("amd64", "arm64", "riscv64")
+
+
+class ReleaseLinuxArchitecturesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def resolve(self, selected, event="workflow_dispatch", publish=False, images=False):
+        env = dict(
+            os.environ,
+            GITHUB_EVENT_NAME=event,
+            PUBLISH_GITHUB_RELEASE=str(publish).lower(),
+            RELEASE_IMAGES=str(images).lower(),
+        )
+        for arch in ARCHITECTURES:
+            key = f"BUILD_LINUX_{arch.upper()}_ARTIFACTS"
+            env.pop(key, None)
+            if selected is not None:
+                env[key] = str(arch in selected).lower()
+        return subprocess.run(
+            ["bash", str(SCRIPT)], env=env, text=True, capture_output=True, check=False
+        )
+
+    def assert_targets(self, result, targets):
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual(result.stderr, "")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result.stdout,
+            "".join(f"{arch}={str(arch in targets).lower()}\n" for arch in ARCHITECTURES),
+        )
+
+    def test_checkbox_combinations(self):
+        for flags in itertools.product((False, True), repeat=3):
+            selected = {arch for arch, enabled in zip(ARCHITECTURES, flags) if enabled}
+            for event, publish, images in itertools.product(
+                ("workflow_dispatch", "push", "schedule"), (False, True), (False, True)
+            ):
+                with self.subTest(selected=selected, event=event, publish=publish, images=images):
+                    expected = (
+                        set(ARCHITECTURES)
+                        if event != "workflow_dispatch" or publish or images
+                        else selected
+                    )
+                    self.assert_targets(self.resolve(selected, event, publish, images), expected)
+
+    def test_default_and_omitted_inputs_preserve_previous_behavior(self):
+        for selected in (None, set()):
+            for event, publish, images in itertools.product(
+                ("workflow_dispatch", "push", "schedule"), (False, True), (False, True)
+            ):
+                with self.subTest(selected=selected, event=event, publish=publish, images=images):
+                    # The old build_linux_artifacts switch defaulted to false.
+                    old_build_linux = publish or images or event in ("push", "schedule")
+                    self.assert_targets(
+                        self.resolve(selected, event, publish, images),
+                        set(ARCHITECTURES) if old_build_linux else set(),
+                    )
+
+    def test_unsupported_event(self):
+        result = self.resolve(set(), event="pull_request")
+        self.assertNotEqual(result.returncode, 0)
+        self.assertIn("Unsupported release event", result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual(result.stdout, "")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures.sh b/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf6f819e84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/release-linux-architectures.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Publishing keeps the existing full-build behavior, regardless of checkboxes.
+build_all=false
+if [[ "${PUBLISH_GITHUB_RELEASE:-false}" == true || "${RELEASE_IMAGES:-false}" == true ]]; then
+    build_all=true
+fi
+case "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" in
+    push|schedule) build_all=true ;;
+    workflow_dispatch) ;;
+    *) echo "Unsupported release event: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+for arch in amd64 arm64 riscv64; do
+    input="BUILD_LINUX_${arch^^}_ARTIFACTS"
+    selected=false
+    if [[ "$build_all" == true || "${!input:-false}" == true ]]; then
+        selected=true
+    fi
+    printf '%s=%s\n' "$arch" "$selected"
+done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 030a8e2fcbb..55dcc34ccf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ jobs:
           version: "latest"
       - name: Run check-version script tests
         run: uv run --no-project python .github/scripts/check-version-test.py
+      - name: Run release Linux architecture tests
+        run: python3 .github/scripts/release-linux-architectures-test.py
       - name: Run previous-release-tag script tests
         run: python3 .github/scripts/previous-release-tag-test.py
       - name: Run enterprise license check tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a309c224568..bc5d045099c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ on:
     # NIGHTLY_RELEASE_MAX_AGE_DAYS days, see the 'Check nightly release necessity' step.
     - cron: '0 0 * * 1-5'
   workflow_dispatch: # Allows you to run this workflow manually.
-    # Notes: The GitHub Actions ONLY support 10 inputs; this final input is the tenth.
     inputs:
       linux_amd64_runner:
         type: choice
@@ -57,9 +56,19 @@ on:
         description: Do not run integration tests during the build
         type: boolean
         default: true
-      build_linux_artifacts:
+      build_linux_amd64_artifacts:
         type: boolean
-        description: Build linux artifacts (amd64, arm64, and riscv64)
+        description: Build linux-amd64 artifacts (publishing always builds all Linux architectures)
+        required: false
+        default: false
+      build_linux_arm64_artifacts:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Build linux-arm64 artifacts (publishing always builds all Linux architectures)
+        required: false
+        default: false
+      build_linux_riscv64_artifacts:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Build linux-riscv64 artifacts (publishing always builds all Linux architectures)
         required: false
         default: false
       build_macos_artifacts:
@@ -115,6 +124,9 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'GreptimeTeam/greptimedb' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
+      build-linux-amd64: ${{ steps.linux-architectures.outputs.amd64 }}
+      build-linux-arm64: ${{ steps.linux-architectures.outputs.arm64 }}
+      build-linux-riscv64: ${{ steps.linux-architectures.outputs.riscv64 }}
       linux-amd64-runner: ${{ steps.start-linux-amd64-runner.outputs.label }}
       linux-arm64-runner: ${{ steps.start-linux-arm64-runner.outputs.label }}
       macos-runner: ${{ inputs.macos_runner || vars.DEFAULT_MACOS_RUNNER }}
@@ -143,6 +155,17 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      # Publishing and automatic releases retain the full Linux build.
+      - name: Resolve Linux architectures
+        id: linux-architectures
+        env:
+          BUILD_LINUX_AMD64_ARTIFACTS: ${{ inputs.build_linux_amd64_artifacts }}
+          BUILD_LINUX_ARM64_ARTIFACTS: ${{ inputs.build_linux_arm64_artifacts }}
+          BUILD_LINUX_RISCV64_ARTIFACTS: ${{ inputs.build_linux_riscv64_artifacts }}
+          PUBLISH_GITHUB_RELEASE: ${{ inputs.publish_github_release }}
+          RELEASE_IMAGES: ${{ inputs.release_images }}
+        run: bash .github/scripts/release-linux-architectures.sh >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Check Rust toolchain version
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -182,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           ./.github/scripts/check-version.sh "${{ steps.create-version.outputs.version }}"
 
       - name: Allocate linux-amd64 runner
-        if: ${{ (inputs.build_linux_artifacts || inputs.publish_github_release || inputs.release_images || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule') && steps.check-nightly.outputs.nightly-required == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ (steps.linux-architectures.outputs.amd64 == 'true' || steps.linux-architectures.outputs.riscv64 == 'true') && steps.check-nightly.outputs.nightly-required == 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/start-runner
         id: start-linux-amd64-runner
         with:
@@ -196,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
           subnet-id: ${{ vars.EC2_RUNNER_SUBNET_ID }}
 
       - name: Allocate linux-arm64 runner
-        if: ${{ (inputs.build_linux_artifacts || inputs.publish_github_release || inputs.release_images || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule') && steps.check-nightly.outputs.nightly-required == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.linux-architectures.outputs.arm64 == 'true' && steps.check-nightly.outputs.nightly-required == 'true' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/start-runner
         id: start-linux-arm64-runner
         with:
@@ -211,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-linux-amd64-artifacts:
     name: Build linux-amd64 artifacts
-    if: ${{ (inputs.build_linux_artifacts || inputs.publish_github_release || inputs.release_images || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule') && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
+    if: ${{ needs.allocate-runners.outputs.build-linux-amd64 == 'true' && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
     needs: [
       allocate-runners,
     ]
@@ -237,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-linux-arm64-artifacts:
     name: Build linux-arm64 artifacts
-    if: ${{ (inputs.build_linux_artifacts || inputs.publish_github_release || inputs.release_images || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule') && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
+    if: ${{ needs.allocate-runners.outputs.build-linux-arm64 == 'true' && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
     needs: [
       allocate-runners,
     ]
@@ -264,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-linux-riscv64-artifacts:
     name: Build linux-riscv64 artifacts
-    if: ${{ (inputs.build_linux_artifacts || inputs.publish_github_release || inputs.release_images || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule') && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
+    if: ${{ needs.allocate-runners.outputs.build-linux-riscv64 == 'true' && (github.event_name != 'schedule' || needs.allocate-runners.outputs.nightly-required == 'true') }}
     needs: [
       allocate-runners,
     ]