diff --git a/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml b/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
index 955ac9a9cf..0a343be878 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ on:
         default: false
       target_ref:
         default: "main"
-        description: "Branch/Tag to target for cut"
+        description: "Branch/Tag to target for cut (ignored if not cutting rc)"
         required: true
         type: string
       version_number_override:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out branch
         uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
-          ref: main
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           persist-credentials: true