diff --git a/bin/release.php b/bin/release.php
index 9d7d61bef..201b39820 100755
--- a/bin/release.php
+++ b/bin/release.php
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function confirm($question)
 
 file_put_contents($root . '/.rel', $fullReleaseNotes);
 
-$releaseCommand = 'gh release create -F .rel ' . $releaseVersion;
+$releaseCommand = 'gh release --target v3 create -F .rel ' . $releaseVersion;
 
 echo "Releasing with command: \e[32m" . $releaseCommand . "\e[0m\n\n";