diff --git a/build_tools/release.sh b/build_tools/release.sh
index 2495ad41e..64c3d524e 100755
--- a/build_tools/release.sh
+++ b/build_tools/release.sh
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ gh_api_repo() {
     command gh api \
         -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
         -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-        "/repos/$repository_owner/fish-shell/$1" \
+        "/repos/$repository_owner/fish-shell/$path" \
         "$@"
 }