diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
index 8dfe7e06d26..80009f78e99 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func CreateRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		rel.IsTag = false
 		rel.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
 		rel.Publisher = ctx.Doer
+		rel.Target = form.Target
 
 		if err = release_service.UpdateRelease(ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "UpdateRelease", err)