diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
index 8ac8c20..f2798ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: main
           token: ${{ secrets.JINA_DEV_BOT }}
           fetch-depth: 100
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2