diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index db2cf97ffb..28bb74c9aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             git checkout --track origin/develop
             git pull
           elif [[ "$version" == branch* ]]; then
-            PULLBRANCH=${branch:7}
+            PULLBRANCH=${version:7}
             echo "The branch is '$PULLBRANCH' ($version)"
             git checkout --track origin/$PULLBRANCH
             git pull