2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/release/02_create_pr.ts b/tools/release/02_create_pr.ts
index 93cbd64c2..efaf890f6 100755
--- a/tools/release/02_create_pr.ts
+++ b/tools/release/02_create_pr.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ console.log(`Opened PR at ${openedPr.data.url}`);
 function getPrBody() {
   let text = `Bumped versions for ${cliCrate.version}\n\n` +
     `Please ensure:\n` +
+    `- [ ] Target branch is correct\n` +
     `- [ ] Crate versions are bumped correctly\n` +
     `- [ ] deno_std version is incremented in the code\n` +
     `- [ ] Releases.md is updated correctly\n\n` +
diff --git a/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts b/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
index b9da77c05..c6776f408 100755
--- a/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
+++ b/tools/release/04_post_publish.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function forwardReleaseCommitToMain() {
     "checkout",
     "-b",
     newBranchName,
-    "main",
+    "origin/main",
   ]);
   await repo.runCommand([
     "git",