diff --git a/git-release.sh b/git-release.sh
index f5a8db084..bdf61df40 100755
--- a/git-release.sh
+++ b/git-release.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 version=$(cat gradle.properties | grep SDK_VERSION_NAME | cut -f2 -d"=")
 token=$1
 user=$2
-branch=release/${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
 repo_full_name=$(git config --get remote.origin.url | sed 's/.*:\/\/github.com\///;s/.git$//' | cut -f2 -d":")
 generate_post_data() {
   cat <<EOF