diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b890f3c..ed0f211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -am "Set version to $VERSION for release"
-          git push
+          git push HEAD:${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       # fixes missing libclang error
       - name: Setup | libncurses5