diff --git a/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager.rb b/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager.rb
index c54def51..7d26634f 100644
--- a/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def schedule(command)
       end
 
       def release?(release_name)
-        track_release(release_name) unless releases.key?(release_name)
+        track_release(release_name)
 
         releases[release_name]
       end
@@ -352,8 +352,9 @@ def handle_marker(id, type, details)
       def track_release(release_name)
         # replay does not allow untracked (via marker) releases
         if replay?
-          releases[release_name] = false
-        else
+          releases[release_name] = false unless releases.key?(release_name)
+        elsif !releases.fetch(release_name, false)
+          # track the release if it hasn't been seen before or if it was previously false
           releases[release_name] = true
           schedule(Command::RecordMarker.new(name: RELEASE_MARKER, details: release_name))
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager_spec.rb
index 57745b71..2f9ef656 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/temporal/workflow/state_manager_spec.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ class MyWorkflow < Temporal::Workflow; end
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end