diff --git a/lib/plugin.ts b/lib/plugin.ts
index 7ccbade..c51d742 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.ts
+++ b/lib/plugin.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface UserConfig {
     projectId: string | undefined;
     assets: Assets[] | undefined;
     commitTitle: string | undefined;
+    branchName: string | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface Assets {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export interface PluginConfig {
     gitlabToken: string;
     assets: Assets[];
     commitTitle: string;
+    branchName: string;
 }
 
 export function resolvePluginConfig(userConfig: UserConfig, context: VerifyConditionsContext): PluginConfig {
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ export function resolvePluginConfig(userConfig: UserConfig, context: VerifyCondi
     }
     const assets = userConfig.assets || [];
     const commitTitle = userConfig.commitTitle || 'chore(release): ${nextRelease.name} [skip ci]';
+    const branchName = userConfig.branchName || 'assets/${commit.short}';
 
     const pluginConfig: PluginConfig = {
         gitlabBaseUrl: urlJoin(gitlabUrl, 'api/v4', 'projects', projectId),
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ export function resolvePluginConfig(userConfig: UserConfig, context: VerifyCondi
         gitlabToken: gitlabToken,
         assets: assets,
         commitTitle: commitTitle,
+        branchName: branchName,
     }
     return assertPluginConfig(pluginConfig);
 }
diff --git a/lib/publish.ts b/lib/publish.ts
index c6094ae..7b49a5f 100644
--- a/lib/publish.ts
+++ b/lib/publish.ts
@@ -80,15 +80,21 @@ function isAffordableError(error: AxiosError, context: PublishContext): boolean
 async function makeCommitRequestBody(config: PluginConfig, context: PublishContext) {
     const publishConfig = resolvePublishConfig();
 
-    const commitMessage = template(config.commitTitle)({
-        branch: context.branch,
+    const templateVariables = {
+        branch: context.branch.name,
         lastRelease: context.lastRelease,
-        nextRelease: context.nextRelease
-    });
+        nextRelease: context.nextRelease,
+        commit: {
+            short: publishConfig.commitSha.substring(0, 8),
+            full: publishConfig.commitSha,
+        }
+    };
+    const commitMessage = template(config.commitTitle)(templateVariables);
+    const branchName = template(config.branchName)(templateVariables);
 
     // https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/commits.html#create-a-commit-with-multiple-files-and-actions
     const body = {
-        branch: `assets/${publishConfig.commitSha.substring(0, 8)}`,
+        branch: branchName,
         start_branch: context.branch.name,
         commit_message: commitMessage,
         actions: [],