diff --git a/.github/scripts/extract-release-notes.js b/.github/scripts/extract-release-notes.js
index f45a399..cf3c08c 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/extract-release-notes.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/extract-release-notes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Usage: node extract-release-notes.js <version>
-const fs = require('fs');
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 
 const version = process.argv[2];
 if (!version) {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-finalize.yml b/.github/workflows/release-finalize.yml
index 7599396..cfd4331 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-finalize.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-finalize.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
         run: |
           git fetch origin develop
+          git push origin --delete backport/$VERSION || true
           git checkout -b backport/$VERSION origin/develop
 
           if git merge --no-edit origin/release/$VERSION; then