diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-name.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-name.yaml
index 319ff3acad..48666f4982 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-name.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-name.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: kiva/github-actions
+          ref: main
           token: ${{ env.GITHUB_PAT }}
           path: .github/
       - name: lint-pr
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
index ad8a8b4ce7..c233985fb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: kiva/github-actions
+          ref: main
           token: ${{ env.GITHUB_PAT }}
           path: .github/
       - uses: snow-actions/sparse-checkout@v1.2.0
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: kiva/github-actions
+          ref: main
           token: ${{ env.GITHUB_PAT }}
           path: .github/
       - uses: snow-actions/sparse-checkout@v1.2.0