diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index ea918485..8029621f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # otherwise, the token used is the GITHUB_TOKEN, instead of your personal token
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, you will fail to push refs to dest repo
           
       - name: Set up JDK