diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 2448b0903..1fa440519 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # install latest changes in dbt-core
 # TODO: how to automate switching from develop to version branches?
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@paw%2Fmetadata-freshness#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@paw/metadata-freshness#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
 git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
 
+
 # if version 1.x or greater -> pin to major version
 # if version 0.x -> pin to minor
 black~=23.9