diff --git a/scripts/run-docs-build b/scripts/run-docs-build
index 5d6d24a..c93b3e6 100755
--- a/scripts/run-docs-build
+++ b/scripts/run-docs-build
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ cp -r ./_build/final/* $outputdir/bitbake/next
 # see the latest releases.
 for branch in 1.46 1.48 1.50 1.52; do
     git checkout $branch
-    git checkout master doc/releases.rst
+    git checkout master releases.rst
     make clean
     make publish
     mkdir $outputdir/bitbake/$branch
     cp -r ./_build/final/* $outputdir/bitbake/$branch
+    git reset --hard
 done
 
 # only sync bitbake folder for now. We need bitbake to be published first
@@ -79,11 +80,12 @@ cp -r ./_build/final/* $outputdir/next
 for branch in dunfell gatesgarth hardknott honister; do
     cd $ypdocs
     git checkout $branch
-    git checkout master documentation/releases.rst
+    git checkout master releases.rst
     make clean
     make publish
     mkdir $outputdir/$branch
     cp -r ./_build/final/* $outputdir/$branch
+    git reset --hard
 done
 
 # Yocto Project releases/tags
@@ -101,12 +103,13 @@ for tag in $(git tag --list 'yocto-*'); do
         if [ "$tag" = "yocto-3.3" ] || [ "$tag" = "yocto-3.4" ]; then
             git am "${scriptdir}/${tag}/0001-conf-update-for-release.patch"
         fi
-        git checkout master documentation/releases.rst
+        git checkout master releases.rst
         make clean
         make publish
         version=$(echo $tag | cut -c7-)
         mkdir $outputdir/$version
         cp -r ./_build/final/* $outputdir/$version
+        git reset --hard
     fi
 done