diff --git a/ci/create-release.sh b/ci/create-release.sh
index 1aa456b..af7ac90 100755
--- a/ci/create-release.sh
+++ b/ci/create-release.sh
@@ -5,19 +5,15 @@ set -euo pipefail
 RELEASE=$1
 SNAPSHOT=$2
 
-git branch -f release
-git checkout release
-
 # Bump up the version in pom.xml to the desired version and commit the change
 ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=$RELEASE -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 git add .
-git commit --message "Releasing Spring Session MongoDB v$RELEASE"
+git commit --message "Releasing Spring Web Services v$RELEASE"
 
 # Tag the release
 git tag -s v$RELEASE -m "v$RELEASE"
 
 # Bump up the version in pom.xml to the next snapshot
-git checkout master
 ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=$SNAPSHOT -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 git add .
 git commit --message "Continue development on v$SNAPSHOT"