diff --git a/.github/workflows/_local_ci_check_pyproject_dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/_local_ci_check_pyproject_dependencies.yml
index f4d5815a..59444421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_local_ci_check_pyproject_dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_local_ci_check_pyproject_dependencies.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       git_username: "TEAM 4.0[bot]"
       git_email: "TEAM4.0@SINTEF.no"
-      permanent_dependencies_branch: "ci/dependency-updates"
+      target_branch: "ci/dependency-updates"
       install_extras: "[dev,docs]"
       pr_labels: "CI/CD"
     secrets: