diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml
index a730548a2..0fe9326ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+          target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}