diff --git a/packages/core/src/git.ts b/packages/core/src/git.ts
index 14c16f259..730443a59 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/git.ts
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ export default class Git {
       name: tag,
       body: releaseNotes,
       prerelease,
-      make_latest: latestRelease,
+      make_latest: `${latestRelease}`,
     });
 
     this.logger.veryVerbose.info("Got response from createRelease\n", result);