diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d2329430b..71b206d98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build production deployment
-        run: podman build --build-arg GIT_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF##*/} --file deploy/Dockerfile .
+        run: env GIT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse HEAD) podman build --build-arg GIT_BRANCH --file deploy/Dockerfile .