diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/scripts/switch-branch.ps1 b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/switch-branch.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3bfda75d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/scripts/switch-branch.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+git config user.email "azure-pipelines-bot@microsoft.com"
+git config user.name "azure-pipelines-bot"
+
+git checkout -f origin/$env:TARGET_BRANCH
+
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0){
+    Write-Error "git checkout failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE" -ErrorAction Stop
+}
diff --git a/.vsts.release.yml b/.vsts.release.yml
index e6368c6960..9784793a72 100644
--- a/.vsts.release.yml
+++ b/.vsts.release.yml
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ extends:
           - checkout: self
             clean: true
 
-          - task: Bash@3
+          - task: PowerShell@2
             displayName: Switch to release branch
             inputs:
-              filePath: .azure-pipelines/scripts/switch-branch.sh
+              filePath: .azure-pipelines/scripts/switch-branch.ps1
             env:
               TARGET_BRANCH: $(ReleaseBranch)