diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
index 53c39eb532a9..264313a9ea26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ${{ env.FTR_PATH }}
           repository: opensearch-project/opensearch-dashboards-functional-test
-          ref: '${{ github.base_ref }}'
+          ref: '${{ github.OPENSEARCH_VERSION }}'
 
       - name: Get Cypress version
         id: cypress_version