diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
index 0c72bc5639a..01e9144d6ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ jobs:
         githubRef: ${{ env.current_tag }}
         githubToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         goVersion: ${{ env.go_version }}
-        genReleaseNotesVersionRef: master
+        genReleaseNotesVersionRef: ${{ env.current_tag }}
         containerImageName: docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator