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.github/workflows/merge-release-changes-to-main.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ on:
       branches:
         - 'workflows/gh-action-merge-release-changes-into-main'
 env:
-    starting_branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+    #starting_branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+    starting_branch: release/1.3.x
     working_branch: workflows/merge-release-changes-to-main
     base_branch: main
 permissions:
@@ -17,15 +18,14 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.repository }} == 'hemlholtz-analytics/heat'
         steps:
           # make sure that new branch is created from starting_branch
+            - name: Delete working branch if it already exists
+              run: git push --delete origin ${{ env.working_branch }} || true
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
               with:
                 token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                 ref: '${{ env.starting_branch }}'
-            - name: Delete working branch if it already exists
-              run: git push --delete origin ${{ env.working_branch }} || true
             - name: Create working branch
               run: |
-                git checkout ${{ env.starting_branch }}
                 git checkout -b ${{ env.working_branch }}
                 git push --set-upstream origin ${{ env.working_branch }}
             - name: Create a pull request