diff --git a/tools/releaseTools.psm1 b/tools/releaseTools.psm1
index 3c222482348..86b04ac6b50 100644
--- a/tools/releaseTools.psm1
+++ b/tools/releaseTools.psm1
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ function Invoke-PRBackport {
     }
 
     if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Create the PR")) {
-        gh pr create --base $Target --title $backportTitle --body "Backport #$PrNumber"
+        gh pr create --base $Target --title $backportTitle --body "Backport #$PrNumber" --web
     }
 }