diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cargo-toml-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cargo-toml-version.yml
index dace204ec..e823a0b23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-cargo-toml-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-cargo-toml-version.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ jobs:
             --body '⚠️ This PR is automatically generated. Check the new version is the expected one before merging.' \
             --label 'skip changelog' \
             --milestone $NEW_VERSION
-            --base $NEW_BRANCH
+            --base $GITHUB_REF_NAME