diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index fb933080..79689b41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please ${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 411256bc..9965c417 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.1.0"
+  ".": "4.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87c679c8..d82a4bd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.1.1](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1) (2022-09-13)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [`78a05fe`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/78a05fe8393dbf9e4d3bd43f2eff4db12921cde5) [#190](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/190) pass current github ref to release please (#190) (@lukekarrys)
+
 ## [4.1.0](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0) (2022-09-13)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/lib/content/release-please.yml b/lib/content/release-please.yml
index 5dab67d0..da3834fb 100644
--- a/lib/content/release-please.yml
+++ b/lib/content/release-please.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       {{> setupDeps}}
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please $\{{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: $\{{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5973ca30..108c715e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/template-oss",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.1.1",
   "description": "templated files used in npm CLI team oss projects",
   "main": "lib/content/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
index 5ad8fac3..6e63143f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/full-content.js.test.cjs
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Release Please
         id: release
-        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please
+        run: npx --offline template-oss-release-please \${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}