diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index af9cbdead1ef1a639a7b22ebb0e3bef200537c9a..d5ad745143f4a55a3cb1231887c7a05c0df467c6 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 // Workaround JS
 const isRelease = process.env.RELEASE_BUILD === 'true';
 
-const BRANCH = process.env.GIT_BRANCH;
+const BRANCH = process.env.BRANCH;
 const VERSION_TAG = isRelease ? 'latest' : 'snapshot';
 const VERSION_INC = 'patch';
 
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ function validateEnv() {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // if (process.env.GIT_BRANCH !== BRANCH) {
-    //     console.log(`not publishing on branch ${process.env.GIT_BRANCH}`);
-    //     return false;
-    // }
-
     return true;
 }