diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_citations.yml b/.github/workflows/run_citations.yml
index f28598843..58e6f184d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_citations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_citations.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           # use customized version of cffconvert
           pip install git+https://github.com/alexlancaster/cffconvert.git@combine_features#egg=cffconvert",
-    
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/update_citations.yml  # reference the reusable workflow
-    with:
-      CITATION_DIR: 'src/PyPop/citation'
-      INIT_FILE: 'src/PyPop/__init__.py'
+
+      - name: Trigger citation update workflow
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/update_citations.yml  # reference the reusable workflow
+        with:
+          CITATION_DIR: 'src/PyPop/citation'
+          INIT_FILE: 'src/PyPop/__init__.py'