diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 560b3776bbac9ccf269642195725936c80e14ac0..927f38c6f67d0bfd9b193f36684c523f50d98150 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ publishgit-do:
     - apt-get install -y git
     - (git remote -v | grep gith) || git remote add gith "https://${GITHUB_USER}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/eflows4hpc/datacatalog.git"
     - git remote -v
-    - git show-ref
-    - export
-    - git push gith $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    - git fetch --unshallow origin
+    - git push gith +HEAD:refs/heads/main
+
 
 
 # This is an automatic push of the docker image into gitLab container repository