diff --git a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
index e2c6990..e1d41c6 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/packages/releases.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def delete_release(package, id):
 class PackageUpdateConfigFrom(FlaskForm):
 	trigger = SelectField("Trigger", [InputRequired()], choices=PackageUpdateTrigger.choices(), coerce=PackageUpdateTrigger.coerce,
 			default=PackageUpdateTrigger.COMMIT)
+	ref     = StringField("Branch name", [Optional()], default=None)
 	action  = SelectField("Action", [InputRequired()], choices=[("notification", "Notification"), ("make_release", "Create Release")], default="make_release")
 	submit  = SubmitField("Save Settings")
 	disable = SubmitField("Disable")
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ def update_config(package):
 				db.session.add(package.update_config)
 
 			form.populate_obj(package.update_config)
+			package.update_config.ref = nonEmptyOrNone(form.ref.data)
 			package.update_config.make_release = form.action.data == "make_release"
 
 			check_for_updates.delay()
diff --git a/app/tasks/importtasks.py b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
index 4ba26f5..ed3712d 100644
--- a/app/tasks/importtasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
@@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ def check_update_config(package_id):
 		raise TaskError("No update config attached to package")
 
 	config = package.update_config
-	ref = None
 
-	hash = get_commit_hash(package.repo, ref)
+	hash = get_commit_hash(package.repo, package.update_config.ref)
 	if config.last_commit == hash:
 		return
 
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ def check_update_config(package_id):
 		db.session.add(rel)
 		db.session.commit()
 
-		makeVCSRelease.apply_async((rel.id, ref), task_id=rel.task_id)
+		makeVCSRelease.apply_async((rel.id, package.update_config.ref), task_id=rel.task_id)
 
 	elif not config.outdated:
 		config.outdated = True
diff --git a/app/templates/packages/update_config.html b/app/templates/packages/update_config.html
index eb20c47..7eb04c3 100644
--- a/app/templates/packages/update_config.html
+++ b/app/templates/packages/update_config.html
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 		{{ form.hidden_tag() }}
 
 		{{ render_field(form.trigger, class_="mt-5") }}
+		{{ render_field(form.ref, placeholder="Leave blank to use default branch",
+				pattern="[A-Za-z0-9/._-]+") }}
 		{{ render_field(form.action) }}
 
 		<p class="mt-5">