diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release.yml
index de5178aa7..fd792e3bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         id: extract_branch
         run: |
-          echo "BRANCH=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BRANCH=${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Branch: " $BRANCH
       - name: checkout patch branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3