diff --git a/dist/cleanup/index.js b/dist/cleanup/index.js
index 41ed9de..816ae96 100644
--- a/dist/cleanup/index.js
+++ b/dist/cleanup/index.js
@@ -74451,8 +74451,9 @@ function generateReports() {
                 return;
             }
             const buildOutput = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(BUILD_OUTPUT_JSON_PATH, 'utf8'));
-            (0, utils_1.saveReportJson)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
-            (0, utils_1.createTree)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            yield (0, utils_1.saveReportJson)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            const treeSha = yield (0, utils_1.createTree)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            yield (0, utils_1.createRef)(treeSha);
             const report = createReport(buildOutput);
             if (areJobReportsEnabled()) {
                 core.summary.addRaw(report);
@@ -74758,7 +74759,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.createTree = exports.saveReportJson = exports.createPRComment = exports.isPREvent = exports.toSemVer = exports.calculateSHA256 = exports.downloadExtractAndCacheJDK = exports.downloadAndExtractJDK = exports.getMatchingTags = exports.getTaggedRelease = exports.getLatestRelease = exports.exec = void 0;
+exports.createTree = exports.createRef = exports.saveReportJson = exports.createPRComment = exports.isPREvent = exports.toSemVer = exports.calculateSHA256 = exports.downloadExtractAndCacheJDK = exports.downloadAndExtractJDK = exports.getMatchingTags = exports.getTaggedRelease = exports.getLatestRelease = exports.exec = void 0;
 const c = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2764));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2258));
 const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7168));
@@ -74899,6 +74900,9 @@ exports.isPREvent = isPREvent;
 function getGitHubToken() {
     return core.getInput(c.INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN);
 }
+function getCommitSha() {
+    return process.env.GITHUB_SHA || "default_tag";
+}
 function createPRComment(content) {
     var _a;
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -74948,6 +74952,18 @@ function saveReportJson(content) {
     });
 }
 exports.saveReportJson = saveReportJson;
+function createRef(sha) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const ref = `refs/metrics/` + getCommitSha();
+        console.log(`creating ref ${ref} for metrics tree ${sha}`);
+        const octokit = github.getOctokit(getGitHubToken());
+        const context = github.context;
+        const response = yield octokit.request(`POST /repos/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/git/refs`, Object.assign(Object.assign({}, context.repo), { ref,
+            sha }));
+        console.log(response);
+    });
+}
+exports.createRef = createRef;
 function createTree(json) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         console.log(`creating tree at jessiscript/re_build_tracking`);
diff --git a/dist/main/index.js b/dist/main/index.js
index 1d00cee..68ab497 100644
--- a/dist/main/index.js
+++ b/dist/main/index.js
@@ -74550,8 +74550,9 @@ function generateReports() {
                 return;
             }
             const buildOutput = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(BUILD_OUTPUT_JSON_PATH, 'utf8'));
-            (0, utils_1.saveReportJson)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
-            (0, utils_1.createTree)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            yield (0, utils_1.saveReportJson)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            const treeSha = yield (0, utils_1.createTree)(JSON.stringify(buildOutput));
+            yield (0, utils_1.createRef)(treeSha);
             const report = createReport(buildOutput);
             if (areJobReportsEnabled()) {
                 core.summary.addRaw(report);
@@ -75755,7 +75756,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.createTree = exports.saveReportJson = exports.createPRComment = exports.isPREvent = exports.toSemVer = exports.calculateSHA256 = exports.downloadExtractAndCacheJDK = exports.downloadAndExtractJDK = exports.getMatchingTags = exports.getTaggedRelease = exports.getLatestRelease = exports.exec = void 0;
+exports.createTree = exports.createRef = exports.saveReportJson = exports.createPRComment = exports.isPREvent = exports.toSemVer = exports.calculateSHA256 = exports.downloadExtractAndCacheJDK = exports.downloadAndExtractJDK = exports.getMatchingTags = exports.getTaggedRelease = exports.getLatestRelease = exports.exec = void 0;
 const c = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2764));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2258));
 const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7168));
@@ -75896,6 +75897,9 @@ exports.isPREvent = isPREvent;
 function getGitHubToken() {
     return core.getInput(c.INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN);
 }
+function getCommitSha() {
+    return process.env.GITHUB_SHA || "default_tag";
+}
 function createPRComment(content) {
     var _a;
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -75945,6 +75949,18 @@ function saveReportJson(content) {
     });
 }
 exports.saveReportJson = saveReportJson;
+function createRef(sha) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const ref = `refs/metrics/` + getCommitSha();
+        console.log(`creating ref ${ref} for metrics tree ${sha}`);
+        const octokit = github.getOctokit(getGitHubToken());
+        const context = github.context;
+        const response = yield octokit.request(`POST /repos/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/git/refs`, Object.assign(Object.assign({}, context.repo), { ref,
+            sha }));
+        console.log(response);
+    });
+}
+exports.createRef = createRef;
 function createTree(json) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         console.log(`creating tree at jessiscript/re_build_tracking`);
diff --git a/src/features/reports.ts b/src/features/reports.ts
index 01d6544..10657ab 100644
--- a/src/features/reports.ts
+++ b/src/features/reports.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import {join} from 'path'
 import {tmpdir} from 'os'
-import {createPRComment, createTree, isPREvent, saveReportJson, toSemVer} from '../utils'
+import {createPRComment, createRef, createTree, isPREvent, saveReportJson, toSemVer} from '../utils'
 import {gte} from 'semver'
 import {Base64} from 'js-base64';
 import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ export async function generateReports(): Promise<void> {
       fs.readFileSync(BUILD_OUTPUT_JSON_PATH, 'utf8')
     )
 
-    saveReportJson(JSON.stringify(buildOutput))
-    createTree(JSON.stringify(buildOutput))
+    await saveReportJson(JSON.stringify(buildOutput))
+    const treeSha = await createTree(JSON.stringify(buildOutput))
+    await createRef(treeSha)
 
     const report = createReport(buildOutput)
     if (areJobReportsEnabled()) {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 3d77a2f..660880e 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ function getGitHubToken(): string {
   return core.getInput(c.INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN)
 }
 
+function getCommitSha(): string {
+  return process.env.GITHUB_SHA || "default_tag"
+}
+
 export async function createPRComment(content: string): Promise<void> {
   if (!isPREvent()) {
     throw new Error('Not a PR event.')
@@ -213,6 +217,24 @@ export async function saveReportJson(content: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+export async function createRef(sha: string) {
+  const ref = `refs/metrics/` + getCommitSha()
+  console.log(`creating ref ${ref} for metrics tree ${sha}`);
+  const octokit = github.getOctokit(getGitHubToken());
+
+  const context = github.context
+  const response = await octokit.request(
+      `POST /repos/${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}/git/refs`,
+      {
+        ...context.repo,
+        ref,
+        sha,
+      }
+  );
+
+  console.log(response);
+}
+
 export async function createTree(json: string): Promise<string> {
   console.log(`creating tree at jessiscript/re_build_tracking`);
   const octokit = github.getOctokit(getGitHubToken());