diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index 2285479d3..a2cdeae35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           branch: "automated/pr_bumps/${{ steps.bump_version_dev.outputs.new_version }}"
           author: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
           milestone: ${{ steps.get_milestone_number.outputs.result }}
+          base: V3/develop
 
       - name: Close and reopen the PR with different token to trigger CI
         uses: actions/github-script@v3