diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b9aa039b3..fe941350a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.author, 'action@github.com')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: echo ::set-env name=BRANCH::$(echo -n "${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}")
+      - name: set env
+        run: echo "BRANCH=$(echo -n "${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with: