diff --git a/cd.sh b/cd.sh
index cc230b0..85e8ed4 100644
--- a/cd.sh
+++ b/cd.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ case "${CD_OS_NAME}" in
     ;;
 esac
 # project / branch
-[ "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" ] && CD_PROJECT_BRANCH="${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}"
-[ "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ] && CD_PROJECT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+[ "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" ] && export CD_PROJECT_BRANCH="${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}"
+[ "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ] && export CD_PROJECT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
 if [ "${CD_PROJECT_BRANCH}" ] ; then
     echo "CD_PROJECT_BRANCH = ${CD_PROJECT_BRANCH}"
 else