diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 5ff5cde8efd..d8aa92eec90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise we will have no info about branches
+        with:
+          - fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise we will have no info about branches
       - name: Cherry pick
         env:
           TEMP_PATH: ${{runner.temp}}/cherry_pick