diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
index 5be01306..557edb21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-check.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Check Changelog
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      action-sha:
+        description: 'The SHA of the action to use'
+        required: true
+        type: string
       base-branch:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: MetaMask/github-tools
-          ref: ${{ github.action_ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.action-sha }}
           path: github-tools
 
       - name: Enable Corepack