diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0fafd29c..53595a80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: 1.X.X
 
       - name: Set up JDK 11 from GraalVM
         run: |
@@ -56,4 +58,4 @@ jobs:
           body: ${{ steps.gen_changelog.outputs.changelog }}
           prerelease: true
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}