diff --git a/tag-release-candidate.sh b/tag-release-candidate.sh
index ed8d723d0a..0a32b461d2 100755
--- a/tag-release-candidate.sh
+++ b/tag-release-candidate.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ git add "${RELEASE_NOTES_FILE}"
 
 m="Tag ${full_version} release candidate"
 
+# Push branch
 git commit --message "${m}"
+git push origin "${release_branch}"
+
+# Push tags
 git tag --annotate --message "${m}" --force "latest_release"
 git tag --annotate --message "${m}" "${full_version}"
 git push origin "${full_version}"