diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 338e61d..3d64e38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ jobs:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Update README for ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-        run: ./.github/version.sh "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+      - name: Extract branch name
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: extract_branch
 
-      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+      - name: Commit changes to README to ${{ env.branch }}
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
-          add: './README.md'
-          message: 'Update README.md with version ${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}'
+          add: "./README.md"
+          message: "Update README.md with version ${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}"
+          new_branch: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
 
   documentation:
     name: "Generate Documentation"