diff --git a/.release/release.sh b/.release/release.sh
index 25bd32d3210222d6a9e8323bc7255731e634ef9c..ac5bfe284204370e7f99fa531cd0858b3e363cbf 100644
--- a/.release/release.sh
+++ b/.release/release.sh
@@ -2502,6 +2502,7 @@ if [ -z "$skip_upload" ]; then
 				_gl_payload=$( cat <<-EOF
 				{
 					"tag_name": "$tag",
+					"ref": "$tag",
 					"name": "$tag",
 					"description": $_gl_payload_desc",
 					"assets": {"links":[$gitlab_assets]}