diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cc47977252c..5bcb93860a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       run: echo "branch=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       id: extract_branch
+    - name: Branch variables
+      id: step_two
+      run: echo "GITHUB_REF is $GITHUB_REF"
     - name: Preview semantic-release version
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}