diff --git a/monorepo-builder.php b/monorepo-builder.php
index 6e136b55..d30cc7f8 100644
--- a/monorepo-builder.php
+++ b/monorepo-builder.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Symplify\MonorepoBuilder\Release\ReleaseWorker\TagVersionReleaseWorker;
 use Symplify\MonorepoBuilder\Release\ReleaseWorker\UpdateBranchAliasReleaseWorker;
 use Symplify\MonorepoBuilder\Release\ReleaseWorker\UpdateReplaceReleaseWorker;
+use Symplify\MonorepoBuilder\ValueObject\Option;
 
 return static function ( MBConfig $config ): void {
 	// Where packages live.
@@ -19,7 +20,13 @@
 			__DIR__ . '/components',
 		)
 	);
+
+	// Set the default branch name for release workers.
 	$config->defaultBranch( 'trunk' );
+
+	// Set the branch name parameter explicitly for PushNextDevReleaseWorker.
+	$config->parameters()->set( Option::DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME, 'trunk' );
+
 	// Release workers - in order to execute.
 	$config->workers(
 		array(