diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index c2fb4176d7..02fd4c88d6 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 try {
   // Create a new branch with version-bump prefix
   console.log('Creating new branch...')
-  const branchName = `version-bump-${new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]}`
+  const date = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]
+  const timestamp = new Date().getTime()
+  const branchName = `version-bump-${date}-${timestamp}`
   execSync(`git checkout -b ${branchName} -t origin/master`, { stdio: 'inherit' })
 
   // Run npm version patch and capture the output