diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
index 8806504..7668a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       base_branch:
         description: "Base branch to branch from"
         required: false
-        default: "main"
+        default: "dev"
       branch_prefix:
         description: "Prefix for the new version branch"
         required: false