diff --git a/build_tools/make_new_version.sh b/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
index a8d524fcc..409944f83 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
+++ b/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 
 title "Adding new tag for this release ..."
 BRANCH="$ROCKSDB_VERSION.fb"
-$GIT co -b $BRANCH
+$GIT checkout -b $BRANCH
 
 # Setting up the proxy for remote repo access
 title "Pushing new branch to remote repo ..."