diff --git a/services.go b/services.go
index 3a55d65..428f8a6 100644
--- a/services.go
+++ b/services.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type Services struct {
@@ -69,13 +70,12 @@ func (s *Services) PushRepository() error {
 
 	sourceBranch := s.cfg.LocalBranch
 	if sourceBranch == "" {
-		// Get the current ref
-		ref, err := runCmdExpectingOutput("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
-		if err != nil {
+		makeTempBranch := fmt.Sprintf("release_%v", time.Now().Format(`20060102150405`))
+		if err := runCmd("git", "checkout", "-b", makeTempBranch); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		sourceBranch = strings.TrimSpace(ref)
+		sourceBranch = strings.TrimSpace(makeTempBranch)
 	}
 	remoteBranch := s.cfg.RemoteBranch
 	if remoteBranch == "" {