diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 97985521f..941e30140 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 mkdir -p build-dir
 
 git fetch
-git archive master | tar -x -C build-dir || { echo 'Git archive failed' ; exit 1; }
+git archive HEAD | tar -x -C build-dir || { echo 'Git archive failed' ; exit 1; }
 
 TEAVM_RELEASE_VERSION=$1