diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
index 47381d0d..7cd7e44f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-selfhosted.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ jobs:
           runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full/x86_64/22.08
           /bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh # Run pre-build automation tasks
 
+      - name: Setting branch in the manifest
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s/branch: THISBRANCH/branch: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)/g" net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+          echo "Branch name is: $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"  
+
       - name: Read manifest content
         id: read_manifest
         run: echo "::set-output name=file_content::$(cat net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml)"