diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
index 27907b017..dfbba8afc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Verify Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - release
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          # ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          ref: release
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4