diff --git a/airflow/dag_processing/bundles/git.py b/airflow/dag_processing/bundles/git.py
index 2d6710d3eda8c..2022e61308601 100644
--- a/airflow/dag_processing/bundles/git.py
+++ b/airflow/dag_processing/bundles/git.py
@@ -38,26 +38,26 @@ class GitDagBundle(BaseDagBundle):
     and then do a clone for each version from there.
 
     :param repo_url: URL of the git repository
-    :param head: Branch or tag for this DAG bundle
+    :param tracking_ref: Branch or tag for this DAG bundle
     :param subdir: Subdirectory within the repository where the DAGs are stored (Optional)
     """
 
     supports_versioning = True
 
-    def __init__(self, *, repo_url: str, head: str, subdir: str | None = None, **kwargs) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, *, repo_url: str, tracking_ref: str, subdir: str | None = None, **kwargs) -> None:
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.repo_url = repo_url
-        self.head = head
+        self.tracking_ref = tracking_ref
         self.subdir = subdir
 
         self.bare_repo_path = self._dag_bundle_root_storage_path / "git" / self.name
         self.repo_path = (
-            self._dag_bundle_root_storage_path / "git" / (self.name + f"+{self.version or self.head}")
+            self._dag_bundle_root_storage_path / "git" / (self.name + f"+{self.version or self.tracking_ref}")
         )
         self._clone_bare_repo_if_required()
         self._ensure_version_in_bare_repo()
         self._clone_repo_if_required()
-        self.repo.git.checkout(self.head)
+        self.repo.git.checkout(self.tracking_ref)
 
         if self.version:
             if not self._has_version(self.repo, self.version):
diff --git a/tests/dag_processing/test_dag_bundles.py b/tests/dag_processing/test_dag_bundles.py
index 7489067bb8206..345d54c5c0e9a 100644
--- a/tests/dag_processing/test_dag_bundles.py
+++ b/tests/dag_processing/test_dag_bundles.py
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ def test_supports_versioning(self):
 
     def test_uses_dag_bundle_root_storage_path(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
         assert str(bundle._dag_bundle_root_storage_path) in str(bundle.path)
 
     def test_get_current_version(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
 
         assert bundle.get_current_version() == repo.head.commit.hexsha
 
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ def test_get_specific_version(self, git_repo):
         repo.index.add([file_path])
         repo.index.commit("Another commit")
 
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", version=starting_commit.hexsha, repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(
+            name="test", version=starting_commit.hexsha, repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master"
+        )
 
         assert bundle.get_current_version() == starting_commit.hexsha
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ def test_get_tag_version(self, git_repo):
         repo.index.add([file_path])
         repo.index.commit("Another commit")
 
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", version="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", version="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
 
         assert bundle.get_current_version() == starting_commit.hexsha
 
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ def test_get_latest(self, git_repo):
         repo.index.add([file_path])
         repo.index.commit("Another commit")
 
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
 
         assert bundle.get_current_version() != starting_commit.hexsha
 
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ def test_refresh(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
         starting_commit = repo.head.commit
 
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
 
         assert bundle.get_current_version() == starting_commit.hexsha
 
@@ -184,14 +186,14 @@ def test_head(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
 
         repo.create_head("test")
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="test")
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="test")
         assert bundle.repo.head.ref.name == "test"
 
     def test_version_not_found(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
 
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException, match="Version not_found not found in the repository"):
-            GitDagBundle(name="test", version="not_found", repo_url=repo_path, head="master")
+            GitDagBundle(name="test", version="not_found", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master")
 
     def test_subdir(self, git_repo):
         repo_path, repo = git_repo
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ def test_subdir(self, git_repo):
         repo.index.add([file_path])
         repo.index.commit("Initial commit")
 
-        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, head="master", subdir=subdir)
+        bundle = GitDagBundle(name="test", repo_url=repo_path, tracking_ref="master", subdir=subdir)
 
         files_in_repo = {f.name for f in bundle.path.iterdir() if f.is_file()}
         assert str(bundle.path).endswith(subdir)