diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/update_changelog.yml b/.gitea/workflows/update_changelog.yml
index ab285ac..3f04bda 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/update_changelog.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/update_changelog.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: generate and update changelog
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "branch to checkout"
+        default: master
 
 jobs:
   update-changelog:
@@ -11,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: master
+          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
 
       - name: install auto-changelog
         run: npm install -g auto-changelog