diff --git a/languages/kotlin/sdk/build.gradle b/languages/kotlin/sdk/build.gradle
index 5b8637f83..3fb6956e2 100644
--- a/languages/kotlin/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/languages/kotlin/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ publishing {
 
             def branchName = "git branch --show-current".execute().text.trim()
 
-            if (branchName == null) {
+            if (branchName == "master") {
                 def content = ['grep', '-o', '^version = ".*"', '../../crates/bitwarden/Cargo.toml'].execute().text.trim()
                 def match = ~/version = "(.*)"/
                 def matcher = match.matcher(content)