diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
index e052535b..510725c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+            ref: dev
       - name: Setup Mambaforge Python 3.10
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with: