diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
index 86f0b3bdb27..9e426449d23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
           name: "HDF5 Release ${{ inputs.use_tag }}"
           draft: true
           prerelease: false
-          target_commitish: ${{ inputs.file_sha }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ inputs.file_branch }}
           body_path: description.txt
           files: |
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip