diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 22719fa..c2677b0 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ release:
     echo {{ if git_status == "" {"git status ok"} else {error("please commit changes first")} }}
     just build
     -git commit -am "built for release"
-    git checkout release
+    git checkout release -m "merging for release"
     git merge main
     git push
     git checkout main