diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-library.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-library.yml
index 1fa49bec5..d43b3544b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-library.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ jobs:
                   # Commit the changes
                   git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
                   git config user.email "actions@users.noreply.github.com"
-                  git checkout -b release/$tag
+                  branch_name="release-$tag"
+                  git checkout -b $branch_name
                   git add package.json
                   git commit -m "Update package version to $tag"
-                  git push origin release/$tag
+                  git push origin $branch_name
 
 
             - name: Create Pull Request
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
                 commit-message: "Create PR to update version to $tag"
                 title: "Update version to $tag"
                 body: "This PR updates the version in package.json to $tag."
-                branch: release/$tag
+                branch: $branch_name
                 base: "main"