diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
index 33e1cee96d..0f3650daba 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cat - > releasenotes/source/${SERIES}.rst <<EOF
 ===================================
 
 .. release-notes::
-   :branch: origin/$NEW_BRANCH
+   :branch: $NEW_BRANCH
 EOF
 
 # Look at the indentation of the existing entries and reuse the same