diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index ed6d90e2..1edc9649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           config-file: .github/release-please/config.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-please/manifest.json
+          target-branch: release-please
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}