diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index fb933080..79689b41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please ${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/lib/content/release-please.yml b/lib/content/release-please.yml
index 5dab67d0..da3834fb 100644
--- a/lib/content/release-please.yml
+++ b/lib/content/release-please.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       {{> setupDeps}}
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please $\{{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: $\{{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
index 5ad8fac3..6e63143f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}