diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 385def1..1490e49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - run: echo "gitref is $GITHUB_REF"
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
         with:
           release-type: python