diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
index ea613917..93fed296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     # Step 1: run a standard checkout action, provided by github
-    - name: Checkout main
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Checkout current development branch
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
-        ref: main
+        ref: development
         # submodules: 'recursive'     ### may be needed in your situation
 
     # Step 2: run this sync action - specify the upstream repo, upstream branch to sync with, and target sync branch