diff --git a/es/scripts/release.sh b/es/scripts/release.sh
index be891c8..c283628 100755
--- a/es/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/es/scripts/release.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ VERSION=${TAG#v}
 npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --workspaces
 npm publish --workspaces --access=public
 
+# print current branch for debugging
+git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+# print diff for debugging
+git diff
+
 git add .
 git commit -m "Release $VERSION"
-git push origin main
+
+# print repository name for debugging
+echo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+
+git push https://x-access-token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git