diff --git a/release-branch-pipeline.yml b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
index 31f21941d..d072bf756 100644
--- a/release-branch-pipeline.yml
+++ b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           inputs:
              targetType: 'inline'
              script: |
-                echo Pulled version from pom.xml => $(VERSION)
+                echo Pulled version from pom.xml => $VERSION
           displayName: Debug print release version
         - task: Bash@3
           # Azure pipelines cannot pass variables between pipelines, but it can pass files, so we
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ jobs:
           inputs:
              targetType: 'inline'
              script: |
-                $branch_name = '$(Build.SourceBranchName)'
-                Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=branch_name]$branch_name"
+                $BRANCH = '$(Build.SourceBranchName)'
+                Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=branch_name]$BRANCH"
           displayName: Save branch name to local variable.
         - task: Bash@3
            # Prints out the branch name, for debugging purposes