diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index c8db9fda..04ad7c80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-please-manifest.json
+          target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}