diff --git a/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts b/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
index 37c013f62..cd315fa66 100644
--- a/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ async function updateNativeComponentsTestProject(
     log(`Updating NativeComponentsTestProject (repo=${moduleInfo.testProjectUrl ?? "<unknown>"})...`);
     log(`JS actions dist path: ${jsActionsPath}`);
     log(`JS actions files found: ${jsActions.length}`);
-    await cloneRepo(moduleInfo.testProjectUrl, tmpFolder);
+    await cloneRepo(moduleInfo.testProjectUrl, tmpFolder, moduleInfo.testProjectBranchName);
 
     log(`Deleting existing JS Actions from test project: ${tmpFolderActions}`);
     await rm(tmpFolderActions, { force: true, recursive: true }); // this is useful to avoid retaining stale dependencies in the test project.
diff --git a/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts b/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
index 24bed53ac..c7df0b02e 100644
--- a/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function getFiles(folder: string, extensions?: string[]): Promise<string[
 
 export function getPackageInfo(folder: string): Promise<any>;
 
-export function cloneRepo(githubUrl: string, localFolder: string): Promise<void>;
+export function cloneRepo(githubUrl: string, localFolder: string, branchName?: string): Promise<void>;
 
 export function createMPK(tmpFolder: string, moduleInfo: any, excludeFilesRegExp: RegExp): Promise<string>;