Checkout release branch when making a release

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       versionNumber:
-        description: 'User-facing version number (eg: 0.13.0)'
+        description: "User-facing version number (eg: 0.13.0)"
         required: true
 
 name: Make Release
 
 jobs:
-
   branch_and_tag:
     name: Update Release Branch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v5
         with:
           branch: release
-        message: 'Updated version number'
+          message: "Updated version number"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Add <version number> Git Tag
@@ -72,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Polaris
         uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          ref: release
       - name: Install Rust Toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Polaris
         uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          ref: release
       - name: Make release
         uses: ./.github/actions/make-linux-release
         with: