From eec0bdcbb6b0b1c89a67d0f8601c2beeeb6f498d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Agius <17563226+alan-agius4@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:02:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] build: create release branch from FETCH_HEAD (#63731)

When creating the release branch, it should be based on the latest upstream changes to avoid building a release on a stale commit.

PR Close #63731
---
 devtools/tools/release.mts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/devtools/tools/release.mts b/devtools/tools/release.mts
index b2711cd69ab..67e42b67a5c 100644
--- a/devtools/tools/release.mts
+++ b/devtools/tools/release.mts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async function prepareReleasePullRequest(newVersion: string): Promise<void> {
   console.log(chalk.blue('Creating release commit...'));
   const releaseBranch = `devtools-release-${newVersion}`;
   await exec(`git branch -D ${releaseBranch}`).catch(() => {});
-  await exec(`git checkout -b ${releaseBranch}`);
+  await exec(`git checkout -b ${releaseBranch} FETCH_HEAD`);
   await exec(`git commit -m "${releaseCommitPrefix}${newVersion}" "${manifestPaths.join('" "')}"`);
   await exec(`git push origin ${releaseBranch} --force-with-lease`);
   console.log(chalk.green('Release branch pushed to your fork.'));