diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index c5f390c5..fdd0e992 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Now assume `x.y.z` is the new version.
 
     ```
     git pull
-    git checkout master
+    git checkout release/x.y.z
     git tag x.y.z
     git push origin x.y.z
     ```
@@ -223,4 +223,4 @@ Driver:
 ### Rules repo
 - Rulesets are versioned individually through git tags
 - See [rules release doc](https://github.com/falcosecurity/rules/blob/main/RELEASE.md) for more information.
-- See [plugins release doc](https://github.com/falcosecurity/plugins/blob/master/release.md) for more information about plugins rulesets.
\ No newline at end of file
+- See [plugins release doc](https://github.com/falcosecurity/plugins/blob/master/release.md) for more information about plugins rulesets.