diff --git a/packages/publisher/github/src/util/github.ts b/packages/publisher/github/src/util/github.ts
index 043a209da0..88e4f2f985 100644
--- a/packages/publisher/github/src/util/github.ts
+++ b/packages/publisher/github/src/util/github.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default class GitHub {
 
   constructor(authToken: string | undefined = undefined, requireAuth: boolean = false, options: GitHubAPI.Options = {}) {
     this.options = merge(
-      { protocol: 'https' },
       options,
       { headers: { 'user-agent': 'Electron Forge' } },
     );
diff --git a/packages/publisher/github/test/github_spec.ts b/packages/publisher/github/test/github_spec.ts
index a2c57a7152..ea28cfd67a 100644
--- a/packages/publisher/github/test/github_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/publisher/github/test/github_spec.ts
@@ -50,17 +50,12 @@ describe('GitHub', () => {
 
     it('should be able to set the Enterprise URL settings', () => {
       const gh = new GitHub('1234', true, {
-        host: 'github.example.com',
-        port: 8443,
-        pathPrefix: '/enterprise',
+        baseUrl: 'https://github.example.com:8443/enterprise',
       });
       const api = gh.getGitHub();
 
       expect((api as any).options).to.deep.equal({
-        protocol: 'https',
-        host: 'github.example.com',
-        port: 8443,
-        pathPrefix: '/enterprise',
+        baseUrl: 'https://github.example.com:8443/enterprise',
         headers: {
           'user-agent': 'Electron Forge',
         },