diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please/src/git_client.rs b/crates/cuddle-please/src/git_client.rs
index 3a2b826..f3f61e9 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-please/src/git_client.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please/src/git_client.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl VcsClient {
         match self {
             VcsClient::Noop {} => {}
             VcsClient::Git { .. } => {
-                if let Err(e) = self.exec_git(&["branch", "-D", "cuddle-please/release"]) {
+                if let Err(_e) = self.exec_git(&["branch", "-D", "cuddle-please/release"]) {
                     tracing::debug!("failed to cleaned up local branch for force-push, this may be because it didn't exist before running this command");
                 }
                 self.exec_git(&["checkout", "-b", "cuddle-please/release"])?;