diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-bump-tag-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-bump-tag-crates.yml
index 49ddcac..30b36c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-bump-tag-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-bump-tag-crates.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           repo: ${{ inputs.repo }}
           path: ${{ inputs.path }}
           version: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.version }}
+          branch: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.branch }}
           bump-deps-pattern: ${{ inputs.bump-deps-pattern }}
           bump-deps-version: ${{ inputs.bump-deps-version }}
           bump-deps-branch: ${{ inputs.bump-deps-branch }}
diff --git a/bump-crates/action.yml b/bump-crates/action.yml
index 2318817..a2974a9 100644
--- a/bump-crates/action.yml
+++ b/bump-crates/action.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Bump crates
 
 inputs:
   version:
-    required: false
+    required: true
   branch:
-    required: false
+    required: true
   repo:
     required: true
   path: