diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
index c6863df62..508b262c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             const [owner, repo] = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
             const branch = process.env.BRANCH;
             const sha = process.env.SHA;
-            const ref = `refs/heads/${branch}`;
+            const ref = `heads/${branch}`;
 
             await github.rest.git.updateRef({
               owner,