diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7fe371b..ac4e27d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           git checkout develop
           git merge master -Xtheirs --allow-unrelated-histories
           echo "${{ steps.bumpSnapshotVersion.outputs.next-version }}-SNAPSHOT" > ${{ env.versionFileName }}
+          echo "patch" > ${{ env.versionFragmentFileName }}
           git status
           git add ${{ env.versionFileName }}
           git commit -m "${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.releaseVersion }} -> ${{ steps.bumpSnapshotVersion.outputs.next-version }}-SNAPSHOT"