diff --git a/.circleci/cache-version.txt b/.circleci/cache-version.txt
index 6c0bd19e76..958b4e0994 100644
--- a/.circleci/cache-version.txt
+++ b/.circleci/cache-version.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Bump this version to force CI to re-create the cache from scratch.
-9-12-2025
+9-18-2025-x2
diff --git a/scripts/binary/trigger-publish-binary-pipeline.js b/scripts/binary/trigger-publish-binary-pipeline.js
index a57cfa801d..1d890fc3ff 100644
--- a/scripts/binary/trigger-publish-binary-pipeline.js
+++ b/scripts/binary/trigger-publish-binary-pipeline.js
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ const { getNextVersionForBinary } = require('../get-next-version')
   const { nextVersion } = await getNextVersionForBinary()
 
   const body = JSON.stringify({
+    // This branch is the branch of the `cypress-publish-binary` repository
+    // branch: <cypress-publish-binary-branch>,
     parameters: {
       temp_dir: os.tmpdir(),
       sha: process.env.CIRCLE_SHA1,
       job_name: process.env.CIRCLE_JOB,
       triggered_workflow_id: process.env.CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_ID,
       triggered_job_url: process.env.CIRCLE_BUILD_URL,
+      // This branch is the branch of the `cypress` repository (which is what `process.env.CIRCLE_BRANCH` returns when running in CircleCI)
       branch: process.env.CIRCLE_BRANCH,
       should_persist_artifacts: Boolean(process.env.SHOULD_PERSIST_ARTIFACTS),
       binary_version: nextVersion,