diff --git a/script/release/ci-release-build.js b/script/release/ci-release-build.js
index 2401cd0ecd..207be62225 100644
--- a/script/release/ci-release-build.js
+++ b/script/release/ci-release-build.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async function githubActionsCall (targetBranch, workflowName, options) {
     }
 
     await octokit.request(`POST ${GH_ACTIONS_API_URL}/workflows/${workflowName}.yml/dispatches`, {
-      ref: buildRequest.branch,
+      ref: `refs/tags/${options.newVersion}`,
       inputs: {
         ...buildRequest.parameters
       },
diff --git a/script/release/prepare-release.js b/script/release/prepare-release.js
index c84580e4bf..25e2c7490c 100755
--- a/script/release/prepare-release.js
+++ b/script/release/prepare-release.js
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ async function pushRelease (branch) {
   }
 }
 
-async function runReleaseBuilds (branch) {
+async function runReleaseBuilds (branch, newVersion) {
   await ciReleaseBuild(branch, {
-    ghRelease: true
+    ghRelease: true,
+    newVersion
   });
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ async function verifyNewVersion () {
     console.log(`${fail} Aborting release of ${newVersion}`);
     process.exit();
   }
+
+  return newVersion;
 }
 
 async function promptForVersion (version) {
@@ -225,10 +228,10 @@ async function prepareRelease (isBeta, notesOnly) {
     } else {
       const changes = await changesToRelease();
       if (changes) {
-        await verifyNewVersion();
+        const newVersion = await verifyNewVersion();
         await createRelease(currentBranch, isBeta);
         await pushRelease(currentBranch);
-        await runReleaseBuilds(currentBranch);
+        await runReleaseBuilds(currentBranch, newVersion);
       } else {
         console.log('There are no new changes to this branch since the last release, aborting release.');
         process.exit(1);