diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
index 7f16f7d..0775a52 100755
--- a/release/release.sh
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ _7_ensure_pr() {
   fi
 
   ensure_github_user
-  pr_url="$(sh_c gh pr create --fill --body "'$body'" --head="$GITHUB_USER:$SRC_PREFIX$VERSION" | tee /dev/stderr)"
+  pr_url="$(sh_c gh pr create --fill --body "'$body'" --head="$VERSION" | tee /dev/stderr)"
   _7_ensure_pr_repodir
 }