diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index 26cfb1ed22..5608b84353 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ pipeline {
 								// update changelog from JIRA
 								// tags the version
 								// changes the version to the provided development version
-								sh ".release/scripts/prepare-release.sh ${env.PROJECT} ${env.RELEASE_VERSION} ${env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION}"
+								withEnv(["BRANCH=${env.GIT_BRANCH}"]) {
+									sh ".release/scripts/prepare-release.sh ${env.PROJECT} ${env.RELEASE_VERSION} ${env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION}"
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@ pipeline {
 							sshagent(['ed25519.Hibernate-CI.github.com', 'hibernate.filemgmt.jboss.org', 'hibernate-ci.frs.sourceforge.net']) {
 								// performs documentation upload and Sonatype release
 								// push to github
-								sh ".release/scripts/publish.sh ${env.SCRIPT_OPTIONS} ${env.PROJECT} ${env.RELEASE_VERSION} ${env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION}"
+								withEnv(["BRANCH=${env.GIT_BRANCH}"]) {
+									sh ".release/scripts/publish.sh ${env.SCRIPT_OPTIONS} ${env.PROJECT} ${env.RELEASE_VERSION} ${env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION}"
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}