diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e46e575..b76ca2a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ publish:development:
     # Configure git to push with CI token
     - git remote set-url origin "https://oauth2:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
 
+    # Checkout the branch instead of detached HEAD
+    # NOTE: GitLab CI will use a detached HEAD
+    - git checkout -B ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
+    - git pull origin ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
+
     # Setup npm config for npmjs.com
     - npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
     - npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}