diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 40773d7df8..09922b120e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: candidate_release
-    environment: release
     permissions:
       contents: write # to modify GitHub releases
       id-token: write # to authenticate as Trusted Publisher to pypi.org