diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
index 688b3e322d..33a89fe36e 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
@@ -262,8 +262,10 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
     });
 
     return {
-      ref: createRefResponse.data.ref,
-      objectSha: createRefResponse.data.object.sha,
+      reference: {
+        ref: createRefResponse.data.ref,
+        objectSha: createRefResponse.data.object.sha,
+      },
     };
   };
 
@@ -623,8 +625,10 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
       sha: string;
     } & OwnerRepo,
   ) => Promise<{
-    ref: string;
-    objectSha: string;
+    reference: {
+      ref: string;
+      objectSha: string;
+    };
   }>;
 
   getComparison: (
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 9e8cf0b70b..17ae878c46 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/CreateReleaseCandidate/hooks/useCreateReleaseCandidate.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function useCreateReleaseCandidate({
     abortIfError(latestCommitRes.error);
     if (!latestCommitRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    const createdReleaseBranch = await pluginApiClient
+    const { reference: createdReleaseBranch } = await pluginApiClient
       .createRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export function useCreateReleaseCandidate({
     abortIfError(tagObjectRes.error);
     if (!tagObjectRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    const createdRef = await pluginApiClient
+    const { reference: createdRef } = await pluginApiClient
       .createRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
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 67caecce90..0f5007bb34 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatch.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export function usePatch({
     abortIfError(createdTagObjRes.error);
     if (!createdTagObjRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    const reference = await pluginApiClient
+    const { reference } = await pluginApiClient
       .createRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
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 0f880aedbc..60ecd26ae9 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/PromoteRc/hooks/usePromoteRc.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function usePromoteRc({
     abortIfError(tagObjectRes.error);
     if (!tagObjectRes.value) return undefined;
 
-    const createdRef = await pluginApiClient
+    const { reference: createdRef } = await pluginApiClient
       .createRef({
         owner: project.owner,
         repo: project.repo,
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 e2a1132861..4fcbee65a1 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
@@ -233,8 +233,10 @@ export const mockApiClient: GitReleaseApi = {
   })),
 
   createRef: jest.fn(async () => ({
-    ref: 'mock_createRef_ref',
-    objectSha: 'mock_createRef_objectSha',
+    reference: {
+      ref: 'mock_createRef_ref',
+      objectSha: 'mock_createRef_objectSha',
+    },
   })),
 
   createRelease: jest.fn(async () => ({