diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-reference.yml b/.github/workflows/build-reference.yml
index 142bc544a6..366720e015 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-reference.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-reference.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}
+  GENERATED_BRANCH_NAME: ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/${GITHUB_REF##*/}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push generated antora files to the spring-generated-docs
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.4
         with:
-          branch:  ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/${GITHUB_REF##*/} # The branch the action should deploy to.
+          branch:  ${GENERATED_BRANCH_NAME} # The branch the action should deploy to.
           folder: "docs/build/generateAntora" # The folder the action should deploy.
           repository-name: "spring-io/spring-generated-docs"
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}