diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 8c43133b6..a428ddcd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Merge master into release
         run: |
           git fetch origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          git merge --no-edit ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          git merge --no-edit origin/${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Fetch latest release artifact
         id: latest
         env: