diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 27ab7b43bb1..9d0e1d581da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: dev
           sparse-checkout: |
             lib/galaxy/version.py