diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index 4d7c496ed..706129478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
         name: Check out nf-core/tools
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
         name: Check out nf-core/${{ matrix.pipeline }}