diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yaml
index a258545c5..4fbe020cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: pre-commit GitHub Action
 # Won't run on develop/main directly
 on:
  workflow_dispatch: 
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'The branch to build'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit: