diff --git a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh b/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
index cd60431..ec9e040 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if [ ! -z $(git diff --name-only HEAD HEAD~1 | grep build.gradle) ]; then
   sed --in-place "s!//version:.*!//version: $new_version!g" build.gradle
   git add build.gradle
   git commit -m "[ci skip] update build script version to $new_version"
-  git push origin ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+  git push origin HEAD:${GITHUB_REF##*/}
   echo "Updated buildscript version to $new_version"; 
 else
   echo "Ignored buildscript version update: no changes detected"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 696fda4..715ee07 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//version: commit hash placeholder; dummy changes to test automatic version update
+//version: commit hash placeholder
 /*
 DO NOT CHANGE THIS FILE!