diff --git a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
index e20f73f53a5d1afc83a2835d2ff3dd6509a6e3ce..2e1c32eef910b47d7e6fb117c11410c2fb992f73 100755
--- a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
+++ b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ echo "Current Version Code:${versionCode}" >> ${METADATA_FOLDER}/cx.ring.txt
 
 rm ${METADATA_FOLDER}/cx.ring.txt_
 
-releaseDate=`date +\"%Y%m\"`
-releaseBranch="release/${releaseDate}"
+releaseDate=`date +%Y%m`
+releaseBranch="release_${releaseDate}"
 
 git -C fdroiddata add metadata/cx.ring.txt
 git -C fdroiddata commit -s -m "Updates Jami to $versionName"