diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b18ae221c2b9f7877e4e8b4d8d2ad5515e89101b..07398cd12c823dbcad2932aca2185a210b24bd65 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ version-bump-dev:
     - git checkout master
     - export MASTER_CHART_VERSION=$(yq e '.version' charts/$CHART_NAME/Chart.yaml)
     - git checkout $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    - git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
     - git pull
     - export CURRENT_CHART_VERSION=$(yq e '.version' charts/$CHART_NAME/Chart.yaml)
     - export CURRENT_DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION=$(yq e '.platform.image.tag' charts/$CHART_NAME/values.yaml)