diff --git a/scripts/github/github_get_version.sh b/scripts/github/github_get_version.sh
index 1797ee2..e62de62 100755
--- a/scripts/github/github_get_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/github/github_get_version.sh
@@ -60,3 +60,8 @@ echo ::set-output name=GIT_RELEASE_NOTES::${GIT_RELEASE_NOTES}
 #set CURRENT_VERSION to semver
 echo ::set-env name=CURRENT_VERSION::${GITHUB_TAG}
 echo ::set-output name=CURRENT_VERSION::${GITHUB_TAG}
+
+#get current branch name
+export GIT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+echo ::set-env name=GIT_BRANCH::${GIT_BRANCH}
+echo ::set-output name=GIT_BRANCH::${GIT_BRANCH}