diff --git a/bin/release_docs.sh b/bin/release_docs.sh
index f6f57823..cfc526d4 100755
--- a/bin/release_docs.sh
+++ b/bin/release_docs.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ git add .
 git commit -am "$VERSION release"
 git push
 git tag -a "v$VERSION" -m "v$VERSION"
-git push origin master
+git push origin
 git push origin --tags
diff --git a/bin/release_git.sh b/bin/release_git.sh
index 4a999e34..2b07ac91 100755
--- a/bin/release_git.sh
+++ b/bin/release_git.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ cd "$REPO_DIR"
 
 # Push build to github
 echo "[^] Pushing release commit + tag to Github"
-git commit -am "$VERSION release"
 git tag -a "v$VERSION" -m "v$VERSION"
-git push origin master
 git push origin --tags
 echo "    To finish publishing the release go here:"
 echo "        https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/releases/new"