diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 789c42e66a..d27c80bbf1 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -129393,6 +129393,7 @@ const updateRelease = ({ context, draftRelease, releaseInfo }) => {
   return context.octokit.repos.updateRelease(
     context.repo({
       release_id: draftRelease.id,
+      target_commitish: releaseInfo.commitish,
       body: releaseInfo.body,
       draft: releaseInfo.draft,
       prerelease: releaseInfo.prerelease,
diff --git a/lib/releases.js b/lib/releases.js
index 26ddef5839..df1bfc718d 100644
--- a/lib/releases.js
+++ b/lib/releases.js
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ const updateRelease = ({ context, draftRelease, releaseInfo }) => {
   return context.octokit.repos.updateRelease(
     context.repo({
       release_id: draftRelease.id,
+      target_commitish: releaseInfo.commitish,
       body: releaseInfo.body,
       draft: releaseInfo.draft,
       prerelease: releaseInfo.prerelease,