diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fa4b9a1e6..8bc5ded58 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ variables:
   # These are gitlab variables so that it's easier to do a manual deploy
   # If these are set witih value and description, then it gives you UI elements
   DOWNSTREAM_BRANCH:
-    value: "main"
+    value: "julio/trigger-release-pr"
     description: "downstream jobs are triggered on this branch"
 
 include:
diff --git a/bin_tests/src/bin/crashtracker_bin_test.rs b/bin_tests/src/bin/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
index 480d8b281..b2fa83ac2 100644
--- a/bin_tests/src/bin/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
+++ b/bin_tests/src/bin/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ mod unix {
     use std::env;
     use std::path::Path;
 
+    use bin_tests::TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT_MS;
     use datadog_crashtracker::{
         self as crashtracker, CrashtrackerConfiguration, CrashtrackerReceiverConfig, Metadata,
     };
     use ddcommon::{tag, Endpoint};
 
-    const TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT_MS: u32 = 10_000;
-
     #[inline(never)]
     pub unsafe fn cause_segfault() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
diff --git a/bin_tests/src/constants.rs b/bin_tests/src/constants.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc7e00c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin_tests/src/constants.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Copyright 2025-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+pub const TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT_MS: u32 = 10_000;
diff --git a/bin_tests/src/lib.rs b/bin_tests/src/lib.rs
index e7d0dd3fd..6ab70af88 100644
--- a/bin_tests/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bin_tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2023-Present Datadog, Inc. https://www.datadoghq.com/
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+mod constants;
 pub mod modes;
 
+pub use constants::*;
+
 use std::{collections::HashMap, env, ops::DerefMut, path::PathBuf, process, sync::Mutex};
 
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
diff --git a/bin_tests/tests/crashtracker_bin_test.rs b/bin_tests/tests/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
index eec0370a4..745e1af3e 100644
--- a/bin_tests/tests/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
+++ b/bin_tests/tests/crashtracker_bin_test.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,35 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process;
-use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    path::PathBuf,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use bin_tests::{build_artifacts, ArtifactType, ArtifactsBuild, BuildProfile};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
+use bin_tests::TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT_MS;
+
+fn check_file_existence(path: &Path, timeout: Duration) -> bool {
+    let start = Instant::now();
+
+    loop {
+        match path.exists() {
+            true => return true,
+            false => {
+                if start.elapsed() > timeout {
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
 fn test_crash_tracking_bin_debug() {
@@ -184,6 +207,11 @@ fn test_crash_tracking_bin(
     );
     assert_eq!(Ok(""), String::from_utf8(stdout).as_deref());
 
+    assert!(check_file_existence(
+        fixtures.crash_profile_path.as_path(),
+        Duration::from_secs(TEST_COLLECTOR_TIMEOUT_MS as u64)
+    ));
+
     // Check the crash data
     let crash_profile = fs::read(fixtures.crash_profile_path)
         .context("reading crashtracker profiling payload")