diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.test.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.test.ts
index 00d1916a3a..bc322be2ee 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.test.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ describe('GitReleaseApiClient', () => {
         "host": "github.com",
         "patch": Object {
           "createCherryPickCommit": [Function],
-          "forceBranchHeadToTempCommit": [Function],
           "merge": [Function],
-          "replaceTempCommit": [Function],
           "updateRelease": [Function],
         },
         "promoteRelease": [Function],
+        "updateRef": [Function],
       }
     `);
   });
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
index b27997e18b..03437acce8 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
@@ -214,30 +214,26 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
     };
   };
 
-  getBranch: GitReleaseApi['getBranch'] = async ({
-    owner,
-    repo,
-    branchName,
-  }) => {
+  getBranch: GitReleaseApi['getBranch'] = async ({ owner, repo, branch }) => {
     const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
 
-    const { data: branch } = await octokit.repos.getBranch({
+    const { data: branchData } = await octokit.repos.getBranch({
       owner,
       repo,
-      branch: branchName,
+      branch,
       ...DISABLE_CACHE,
     });
 
     return {
-      name: branch.name,
+      name: branchData.name,
       links: {
-        html: branch._links.html,
+        html: branchData._links.html,
       },
       commit: {
-        sha: branch.commit.sha,
+        sha: branchData.commit.sha,
         commit: {
           tree: {
-            sha: branch.commit.commit.tree.sha,
+            sha: branchData.commit.commit.tree.sha,
           },
         },
       },
@@ -309,7 +305,7 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
     owner,
     repo,
     tag,
-    objectSha,
+    object,
     taggerName,
     taggerEmail,
     message,
@@ -320,7 +316,7 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
       repo,
       message,
       tag,
-      object: objectSha,
+      object,
       type: 'commit',
       tagger: {
         date: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -357,18 +353,31 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
     };
   };
 
-  patch: GitReleaseApi['patch'] = {
-    forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: async ({ owner, repo, ref, sha }) => {
-      const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
-      await octokit.git.updateRef({
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        ref,
-        sha,
-        force: true,
-      });
-    },
+  updateRef: GitReleaseApi['updateRef'] = async ({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    ref,
+    sha,
+    force,
+  }) => {
+    const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
+    const { data: updatedRef } = await octokit.git.updateRef({
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      ref,
+      sha,
+      force,
+    });
 
+    return {
+      ref: updatedRef.ref,
+      object: {
+        sha: updatedRef.object.sha,
+      },
+    };
+  };
+
+  patch: GitReleaseApi['patch'] = {
     merge: async ({ owner, repo, base, head }) => {
       const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
       const { data: merge } = await octokit.repos.merge({
@@ -415,29 +424,6 @@ ${messageSuffix}`,
       };
     },
 
-    replaceTempCommit: async ({
-      owner,
-      repo,
-      releaseBranchName,
-      cherryPickCommit,
-    }) => {
-      const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
-      const { data: updatedReference } = await octokit.git.updateRef({
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        ref: `heads/${releaseBranchName}`,
-        sha: cherryPickCommit.sha,
-        force: true,
-      });
-
-      return {
-        ref: updatedReference.ref,
-        object: {
-          sha: updatedReference.object.sha,
-        },
-      };
-    },
-
     updateRelease: async ({
       owner,
       repo,
@@ -627,7 +613,7 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
 
   getBranch: (
     args: {
-      branchName: string;
+      branch: string;
     } & OwnerRepo,
   ) => Promise<{
     name: string;
@@ -682,7 +668,7 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
       tag: string;
       taggerEmail?: string;
       message: string;
-      objectSha: string;
+      object: string;
       taggerName: string;
     } & OwnerRepo,
   ) => Promise<{
@@ -701,14 +687,20 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
     sha: string;
   }>;
 
-  patch: {
-    forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: (
-      args: {
-        sha: string;
-        ref: string;
-      } & OwnerRepo,
-    ) => Promise<void>;
+  updateRef: (
+    args: {
+      sha: string;
+      ref: string;
+      force: boolean;
+    } & OwnerRepo,
+  ) => Promise<{
+    ref: string;
+    object: {
+      sha: string;
+    };
+  }>;
 
+  patch: {
     merge: (
       args: {
         base: string;
@@ -739,20 +731,6 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
       sha: string;
     }>;
 
-    replaceTempCommit: (
-      args: {
-        releaseBranchName: string;
-        cherryPickCommit: UnboxReturnedPromise<
-          GitReleaseApi['patch']['createCherryPickCommit']
-        >;
-      } & OwnerRepo,
-    ) => Promise<{
-      ref: string;
-      object: {
-        sha: string;
-      };
-    }>;
-
     updateRelease: (
       args: {
         bumpedTag: string;
@@ -847,16 +825,10 @@ export type GetComparisonResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
 export type CreateReleaseResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
   GitReleaseApi['createRelease']
 >;
-export type ForceBranchHeadToTempCommitResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
-  GitReleaseApi['patch']['forceBranchHeadToTempCommit']
->;
 export type MergeResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<GitReleaseApi['patch']['merge']>;
 export type CreateCherryPickCommitResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
   GitReleaseApi['patch']['createCherryPickCommit']
 >;
-export type ReplaceTempCommitResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
-  GitReleaseApi['patch']['replaceTempCommit']
->;
 export type CreateTagObjectResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
   GitReleaseApi['createTagObject']
 >;
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts
index 18b606b009..f9f188e880 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export function useCreateReleaseCandidate({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
         tag: releaseCandidateGitInfo.rcReleaseTag,
-        objectSha: releaseBranchRes.value.objectSha,
+        object: releaseBranchRes.value.objectSha,
         taggerName: user.username,
         taggerEmail: user.email,
         message: TAG_OBJECT_MESSAGE,
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.test.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.test.ts
index 8d91d1c467..0376a2685a 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.test.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('patch', () => {
             "secondaryMessage": "with message \\"mock_cherrypick_message\\"",
           },
           Object {
-            "message": "Updated reference \\"mock_reference_ref\\"",
+            "message": "Updated reference \\"mock_update_ref_ref\\"",
           },
           Object {
             "message": "Created new tag object",
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
index 9ed4073d50..538093c939 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function usePatch({
         .getBranch({
           owner: project.owner,
           repo: project.repo,
-          branchName: releaseBranchName,
+          branch: releaseBranchName,
         })
         .catch(asyncCatcher);
 
@@ -127,12 +127,13 @@ export function usePatch({
     abortIfError(tempCommitRes.error);
     if (!tempCommitRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    await pluginApiClient.patch
-      .forceBranchHeadToTempCommit({
+    await pluginApiClient
+      .updateRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
         sha: tempCommitRes.value.sha,
         ref: `heads/${releaseBranchName}`,
+        force: true,
       })
       .catch(asyncCatcher);
 
@@ -216,12 +217,13 @@ export function usePatch({
     abortIfError(cherryPickRes.error);
     if (!cherryPickRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    const updatedReference = await pluginApiClient.patch
-      .replaceTempCommit({
+    const updatedReference = await pluginApiClient
+      .updateRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
-        cherryPickCommit: cherryPickRes.value,
-        releaseBranchName,
+        ref: `heads/${releaseBranchName}`,
+        sha: cherryPickRes.value.sha,
+        force: true,
       })
       .catch(asyncCatcher);
 
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ export function usePatch({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
         tag: bumpedTag,
-        objectSha: updatedRefRes.value.object.sha,
+        object: updatedRefRes.value.object.sha,
         message: TAG_OBJECT_MESSAGE,
         taggerName: user.username,
         taggerEmail: user.email,
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts
index a70029dd6c..4fe5255588 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function usePromoteRc({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
         tag: releaseVersion,
-        objectSha: latestReleaseBranchCommitSha.value.sha,
+        object: latestReleaseBranchCommitSha.value.sha,
         taggerName: user.username,
         taggerEmail: user.email,
         message: TAG_OBJECT_MESSAGE,
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/hooks/useGetGitBatchInfo.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/hooks/useGetGitBatchInfo.ts
index e7be8c9f85..3a931bb97c 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/hooks/useGetGitBatchInfo.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/hooks/useGetGitBatchInfo.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const useGetGitBatchInfo = ({
     const releaseBranch = await pluginApiClient.getBranch({
       owner: project.owner,
       repo: project.repo,
-      branchName: latestRelease.targetCommitish,
+      branch: latestRelease.targetCommitish,
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
index 883bdd8e0c..af9d359347 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
@@ -246,14 +246,19 @@ export const mockApiClient: GitReleaseApi = {
     sha: 'mock_commit_sha',
   })),
 
+  updateRef: jest.fn(async () => ({
+    ref: 'mock_update_ref_ref',
+    object: {
+      sha: 'mock_update_ref_object_sha',
+    },
+  })),
+
   patch: {
     createCherryPickCommit: jest.fn(async () => ({
       message: 'mock_cherrypick_message',
       sha: 'mock_cherrypick_sha',
     })),
 
-    forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: jest.fn(async () => undefined),
-
     merge: jest.fn(async () => ({
       htmlUrl: 'mock_merge_html_url',
       commit: {
@@ -264,13 +269,6 @@ export const mockApiClient: GitReleaseApi = {
       },
     })),
 
-    replaceTempCommit: jest.fn(async () => ({
-      ref: 'mock_reference_ref',
-      object: {
-        sha: 'mock_reference_object_sha',
-      },
-    })),
-
     updateRelease: jest.fn(async () => ({
       name: 'mock_update_release_name',
       tagName: 'mock_update_release_tag_name',