diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d2a8cbd..4b94166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
       - name: Verify the checked-out commit passed CI
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_run'
         env: