diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index d6d59006..2a5de2f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -60,5 +59,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-js/push@master
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
           message: "chore: rc version bump"