diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release.yaml
index 1e82175c..7f7c2fcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release.yaml
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ jobs:
                 console.log(`✅ Created branch '${branch}' at ${commitSha}`);
               } else {
                 console.error('Unexpected error --', err);
+                core.setFailed(`Unexpected error creating/updating branch: ${err.message}`);
+                throw err;
               }
-            }
 
       # Get the latest published release
       - name: Get the latest published release