diff --git a/src/cmd/release.ts b/src/cmd/release.ts
index 09ac82a..951688b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/release.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/release.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export async function release({
     description: releaseDescription,
     name: nextVersion,
     prerelease: shouldBeRC,
+    target: config.ci.releaseBranch,
   });
 
   console.log(c.green('# Successfully created release:'), releaseLink);
diff --git a/src/forges/forge.ts b/src/forges/forge.ts
index 99980f5..6eecf46 100644
--- a/src/forges/forge.ts
+++ b/src/forges/forge.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export abstract class Forge {
     name: string;
     description: string;
     prerelease?: boolean;
+    target: string;
   }): Promise<{
     releaseLink: string;
   }>;
diff --git a/src/forges/gitea.ts b/src/forges/gitea.ts
index ed030c9..4263c85 100644
--- a/src/forges/gitea.ts
+++ b/src/forges/gitea.ts
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ export class GiteaForge extends Forge {
     name: string;
     description: string;
     prerelease?: boolean;
+    target: string;
   }): Promise<{ releaseLink: string }> {
     const release = await this.api.repos.repoCreateRelease(options.owner, options.repo, {
       tag_name: options.tag,
       name: options.name,
       body: options.description,
       prerelease: options.prerelease,
+      target_commitish: options.target,
     });
 
     return { releaseLink: release.data.html_url! };
diff --git a/src/forges/github.ts b/src/forges/github.ts
index 26c31ee..1f1ecee 100644
--- a/src/forges/github.ts
+++ b/src/forges/github.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export class GithubForge extends Forge {
     name: string;
     description: string;
     prerelease?: boolean;
+    target: string;
   }): Promise<{ releaseLink: string }> {
     const release = await this.octokit.repos.createRelease({
       owner: options.owner,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class GithubForge extends Forge {
       name: options.name,
       body: options.description,
       prerelease: options.prerelease,
+      target_commitish: options.target,
     });
 
     return { releaseLink: release.data.html_url };