diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/update_backend.yml
index 2c1c4f9b4..5d57783a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_backend.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Create PR if necessary"
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
+          branch: backend-update/v${{ steps.get-latest.outputs.version }}
           title: "Automated update to backend: v${{ steps.get-latest.outputs.version }}"
           body: |
             This PR was automatically generated by the GitHub Action `.github/workflows/update-backend.yml`