diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index 00d97be9b..664673466 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name = "${{ github.actor }}"
           git commit --allow-empty -a -m "auto-bump nim-libp2p"
-          git branch -D nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/} || true
-          git switch -c nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-          git push -f origin nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+          git branch -D nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${{ matrix.target.ref }} || true
+          git switch -c nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${{ matrix.target.ref }}
+          git push -f origin nim-libp2p-auto-bump-${{ matrix.target.ref }}