diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35b83a5..92e99ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -177,12 +177,14 @@ jobs:
           git add ${{ github.workspace }}/releases/${{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive-checksum }}
           git commit -m "Add plugin zip file - ${version}"
           git push origin "$branch_name"
+        env:
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.create-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
         with:
           commit-message: "Add plugin zip file"
-          branch: "$branch_name"
+          branch: "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}"
           base: main
 
       - name: Create Github release