diff --git a/scripts/release.pl b/scripts/release.pl
index ff5c80a45ae..6671afbfc69 100755
--- a/scripts/release.pl
+++ b/scripts/release.pl
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ unless( defined $dopoint ) {
 	run( "perl -i -pe 's/qgis-dev-deps/qgis-ltr-deps/;' INSTALL.md", "could not update osgeo4w deps package" ) if $doltr;
 	run( "perl -i -pe 's/qgis-dev-deps/qgis-rel-deps/;' INSTALL.md", "could not update osgeo4w deps package" ) unless $doltr;
 	run( "cp -v images/splash/splash-${newmajor}.${newminor}rc.png images/splash/splash.png", "splash png switch failed" );
+	run( "sed -i -e 's/r:qgis-application/r:$relbranch-qgis-application/' .tx/config", "update of transifex update failed" );
 	run( "git commit -n -a -m \"Release of $release ($newreleasename)\"", "release commit failed" );
 	run( "git tag $reltag -m 'Version $release'", "release tag failed" );
-	run( "for i in \$(seq 20); do tx push -s --branch $relbranch && exit 0; echo \"Retry \$i/20...\"; done; exit 1", "push translation for $relbranch branch" );
+	run( "for i in \$(seq 20); do tx push -s && exit 0; echo \"Retry \$i/20...\"; done; exit 1", "push translation for $relbranch branch" );
 } else {
 	if($newpatch == 1) {
 		run( "cp -v images/splash/splash-${newmajor}.${newminor}.png images/splash/splash.png", "splash png switch failed" );
diff --git a/scripts/update_ts.sh b/scripts/update_ts.sh
index 9603e98a030..c03e64820db 100755
--- a/scripts/update_ts.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_ts.sh
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ fi
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-branch=$(git name-rev --name-only HEAD)
-if [[ "$branch" =~ ^release-[0-9]+_[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-	TX_FLAGS="--branch '${branch}'"
-fi
-
 echo Saving translations
 files="$files $(find python -name "*.ts")"
 [ $action = push ] && files="$files i18n/qgis_*.ts"
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ if [ $action = push ]; then
 	echo Pulling source from transifex...
 	fail=1
 	for i in $(seq $retries); do
-		tx pull -s $TX_FLAGS && fail=0 && break
+		tx pull -s && fail=0 && break
 		echo Retry $i/$retries...
 		sleep 10
 	done
@@ -149,7 +144,7 @@ elif [ $action = pull ]; then
 
 	fail=1
 	for i in $(seq $retries); do
-		tx pull $o --minimum-perc=35 $TX_FLAGS && fail=0 && break
+		tx pull $o --minimum-perc=35 && fail=0 && break
 		echo Retry $i/$retries...
 		sleep 10
 	done
@@ -198,9 +193,16 @@ EOF
 	echo Updating appinfo files
 	python3 scripts/appinfo2ui.py >src/app/appinfo-i18n.ui
 
+	echo Excluding qtermwidget translation files
+	tar --remove-files -cf src/plugins/grass/qtermwidget/translations.tar src/plugins/grass/qtermwidget/translations/
+
 	echo Creating qmake project file
 	$QMAKE -project -o qgis_ts.pro -nopwd $SRCDIR/src $SRCDIR/python $SRCDIR/i18n $textcpp
 
+	echo Restoring qtermwidget translation files
+	tar xf src/plugins/grass/qtermwidget/translations.tar
+	rm src/plugins/grass/qtermwidget/translations.tar
+
 	QT_INSTALL_HEADERS=$(qmake -query QT_INSTALL_HEADERS)
 
 	echo "TR_EXCLUDE = ${QT_INSTALL_HEADERS%
}/*" >>qgis_ts.pro
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ if [ $action = push ]; then
 	echo Pushing translation...
 	fail=1
 	for i in $(seq $retries); do
-		tx push -s $TX_FLAGS && fail=0 && break
+		tx push -s && fail=0 && break
 		echo Retry $i/$retries...
 		sleep 10
 	done