diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release-image.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release-image.yml
index 0eaf945a..f03341a7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release-image.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release-image.yml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
             type=semver,pattern=v{{version}}
             type=semver,pattern=v{{major}}.{{minor}},enable=${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v0.0.') }}
             type=semver,pattern=v{{major}},enable=${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v0.') }}
-            type=ref,event=branch,prefix=branch-
+            type=ref,event=branch,prefix=${{ format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) == github.ref && '' || 'branch-' }}
             type=ref,event=pr
             type=sha,format=long
           images: ${{needs.define-variables.outputs.images}}