diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
index ed8dbe695..7f9d22eb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-binaries.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml
     with:
       channel: ${{ inputs.channel }}
+      ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
 
   mac:
     if:  inputs.os == 'macos' || inputs.os == 'all'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/validate-macos-binaries.yml
     with:
       channel: ${{ inputs.channel }}
+      ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}