diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/update-deps.yml
index f2b5681..9fcc6bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-deps.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
           title: "ci: update lockfile as of ${{ steps.datetime.outputs.DATETIME }}"
+          branch: update-npins-lockfile
           body: ""
           commit_message: |
             npins: update lockfile as of ${{ steps.datetime.outputs.DATETIME }}