diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 8c8f6fc9a9..221297dacb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+    - name: Checkout dpctl
+      uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.sha }}  # use hash to pass no-commit-to-branch check
     - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: '3.14'