diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 34b67cf..344192c 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           verbose: ${{ vars.VERBOSE || 'false' }}
           release-notes-assistant: true
           skip-assets: true
+
+      # extract short version from tag and push as branch
+      - run: git push origin $FORGEJO_REF_NAME:${FORGEJO_REF_NAME%%.*}
+        shell: bash