diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index c2500aee2ec7d..3847ea7ca0e90 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ You can follow the release progress [here](https://github.com/coder/coder/action
 		maybedryrun "${dry_run}" git stash pop
 	fi
 
+	# Push the branch so it's available for gh to create the PR.
+	maybedryrun "${dry_run}" git push -u "{remote}" "${pr_branch}"
+
 	log "Creating pull request..."
 	maybedryrun "${dry_run}" gh pr create \
 		--assignee "${pr_review_assignee}" \