diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index e6095b210a..107c801bd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout changie config
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
-          ref: github.head_ref
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           sparse-checkout: |
             .changie.yaml
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false