diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 29176ca..515a834 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           release-type: go
           package-name: adlerhurst/eventstore
-          versioning-strategy: always-bump-patch
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+          versioning-strategy: always-bump-patch
+          default-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}