diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f2198166d00..e0bc31a0dc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       BRANCH:
         description: "Git branch to fetch code from"
-        required: false
+        required: true
         default: "master"
         type: string