diff --git a/scripts/set-versioned-branch.sh b/scripts/set-versioned-branch.sh
index 75f3b8769..380b9016f 100644
--- a/scripts/set-versioned-branch.sh
+++ b/scripts/set-versioned-branch.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ major=$(node -pe 'require("./package.json").version.replace(/\..*$/,"")')
 # Can't do a force push due to branch protection rules.
 git checkout "${base}"
 git checkout -B "${base}-v${major}"
-git push origin "${base}-v${major}"
+git push --force origin "${base}-v${major}"