diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_promote_rc.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_promote_rc.yaml
index 7dc1c118b2..6dd02f1a25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_promote_rc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_promote_rc.yaml
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ jobs:
             ARGS+=("$VERSION")
           fi
           if [ -n "$ISSUE" ]; then
-            ARGS+=("--issue" "$ISSUE")
+            ARGS+=("--issue=$ISSUE")
           fi
-          ARGS+=("--remote" "origin")
+          ARGS+=("--remote=origin")
           ARGS+=("--no-dry-run")
           
           bazel run //tools/private/release -- promote-rc "${ARGS[@]}"
diff --git a/tests/tools/private/release/promote_rc_test.py b/tests/tools/private/release/promote_rc_test.py
index f6fa2da970..5bfd122c4c 100644
--- a/tests/tools/private/release/promote_rc_test.py
+++ b/tests/tools/private/release/promote_rc_test.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_promote_rc_success(self):
             ]
         )
         self.mock_git.get_commit_sha.assert_has_calls(
-            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call(remote_ref="my-remote/release/2.0")]
+            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call("my-remote/release/2.0")]
         )
         self.mock_git.checkout.assert_not_called()
         self.mock_git.tag_exists.assert_called_once_with("2.0.0")
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_promote_rc_resolve_issue_success(self):
         )
         self.mock_gh.get_release_tracking_issue.assert_called_once_with("2.0.0")
         self.mock_git.get_commit_sha.assert_has_calls(
-            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call(remote_ref="my-remote/release/2.0")]
+            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call("my-remote/release/2.0")]
         )
         self.mock_git.checkout.assert_not_called()
         self.mock_git.tag.assert_called_once_with("2.0.0", "abcdef123456")
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_promote_rc_resolves_version_from_issue(self):
 
         self.mock_git.checkout.assert_not_called()
         self.mock_git.get_commit_sha.assert_has_calls(
-            [call("2.0.1-rc0"), call(remote_ref="my-remote/release/2.0")]
+            [call("2.0.1-rc0"), call("my-remote/release/2.0")]
         )
         self.mock_git.tag.assert_called_once_with("2.0.1", "12345678")
         self.mock_git.push.assert_called_once_with("my-remote", "2.0.1")
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def test_promote_rc_dry_run_success(self, mock_print):
             ]
         )
         self.mock_git.get_commit_sha.assert_has_calls(
-            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call(remote_ref="my-remote/release/2.0")]
+            [call("2.0.0-rc1"), call("my-remote/release/2.0")]
         )
         self.mock_git.tag_exists.assert_called_once_with("2.0.0")
 
diff --git a/tools/private/release/promote_rc.py b/tools/private/release/promote_rc.py
index 4a261c3b84..ed59f0b76e 100644
--- a/tools/private/release/promote_rc.py
+++ b/tools/private/release/promote_rc.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def run(self) -> int:
         print(f"Fetching remote branch {remote_branch}...")
         self.git.fetch(args.remote, refspec=branch_name)
         try:
-            branch_sha = self.git.get_commit_sha(remote_ref=remote_branch)
+            branch_sha = self.git.get_commit_sha(remote_branch)
         except Exception as e:
             print(
                 f"Error: Could not get commit SHA for remote branch"