diff --git a/.github/workflows/baremetal-regression-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/baremetal-regression-suite.yml
index c246536cc..57f982138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/baremetal-regression-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/baremetal-regression-suite.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         fetch-tags: true
 
+    - name: Extract branch name
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      id: extract_branch
+
     - name: Extract Latest Tagged Version
       id: extract_version
       env:
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         PULL_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
         COMMENTS_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.comments_url }}
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
       shell: python
       run: |
         import os