diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 50b02f64..272f726b 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ sed -i "s/master/$VERSION/g" config.groovy
 git add config.groovy
 git commit -m "Update version of $BRANCH to $VERSION"
 
-#push branch
-git push -f origin "$BRANCH:$BRANCH"
-
 #push tag
 git tag "$VERSION"
 git push origin "$VERSION"