diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index d88e1125179c..c4221a47a77e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/merge
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - run: corepack enable