diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a063339..0409fdd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clean-deb:
 #
 .PHONY: dch
 dch: debian/changelog
-	EDITOR=true gbp dch --commit --debian-branch=main --release --dch-opt=--upstream
+	EDITOR=true gbp dch --ignore-branch --multimaint-merge --commit --release --dch-opt=--upstream
 
 .PHONY: deb
 deb: debian
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ deb: debian
 
 .PHONY: release
 release:
-	gh workflow run .github/workflows/new_version.yml
+	gh workflow run .github/workflows/new_version.yml --ref $(shell git branch --show-current)