diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dc0694f..d78a690 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ publishing {
 
 task checkReleasePreconditions {
   doLast {
-    def REQUIRED_GIT_BRANCH = 'develop'
+    def REQUIRED_GIT_BRANCH = 'HEAD'
     def currentGitBranch = 'git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.execute().text.trim()
     assert currentGitBranch == REQUIRED_GIT_BRANCH, "Must be on the $REQUIRED_GIT_BRANCH branch in order to release to Sonatype"
   }