diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-release-and-publish-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-release-and-publish-nightly.yml
index 362c18a..7295d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-release-and-publish-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-release-and-publish-nightly.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           bump-minor-pre-major: true
           bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major: true
           version-file: "lib/${{ env.GEM_NAME }}/version.rb"
+          default-branch: nightly
+          
 
       # Checkout code if release was created
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2