diff --git a/release b/release
index 416723391e..48ea33aedf 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ git tag -a "$NEW" -m "`cat /tmp/tagmessage`"
 
 
 ################ push everything
-git push
+git push origin HEAD
 git push --tags