diff --git a/pipeline/.release.yml b/pipeline/.release.yml
index b9b2995d78..62ac1dd031 100644
--- a/pipeline/.release.yml
+++ b/pipeline/.release.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ github_push_develop:
   # needs: 
   # - app_inspect
   variables:
-    BRANCH: "release_$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+    BRANCH: "gitlab_release_$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
   before_script:
     - 'command -v ssh-agent >/dev/null || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ github_push_develop:
     - git config user.name "research bot"
     - git remote add github_origin git@github.com:splunk/security_content.git
     - git fetch --all
-    - git checkout -b $BRANCH github_origin/$BRANCH
-    - ls
+    - git checkout -b $BRANCH
+    - git push -u github_origin $BRANCH
     - git pull
     - git add --all
     - git commit -m "release_$CI_COMMIT_TAG"