diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
index e854e127..88ac4035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       - name: Setup Git User
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "npm-cli+bot@github.com"
diff --git a/lib/content/post-dependabot.yml b/lib/content/post-dependabot.yml
index 77b21cf7..7dba72e6 100644
--- a/lib/content/post-dependabot.yml
+++ b/lib/content/post-dependabot.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     {{> job
       jobName="template-oss"
       jobIf="github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'"
-      jobCheckout=(obj ref="${{ github.ref_name }}")
+      jobCheckout=(obj ref="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}")
     }}
       - name: Fetch Dependabot Metadata
         id: metadata
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
index 3249cc0d..440120a9 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: \${{ github.ref_name }}
+          ref: \${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       - name: Setup Git User
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "npm-cli+bot@github.com"
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: \${{ github.ref_name }}
+          ref: \${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       - name: Setup Git User
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "npm-cli+bot@github.com"
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: \${{ github.ref_name }}
+          ref: \${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       - name: Setup Git User
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "npm-cli+bot@github.com"