diff --git a/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml b/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
index 962d3d0e1e..54c9071af7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sorbet.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "$BRANCH"; then
             git checkout "$BRANCH"
-            git reset origin/master
+            git reset --hard origin/master
           else
             git checkout -B "$BRANCH" origin/master
             BRANCH_EXISTS="1"
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
           branch: ${{ steps.update.outputs.branch }}
           force: true
+          origin_branch: "master"
 
       - name: Open a pull request
         if: steps.update.outputs.pull_request == 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
index 2845cf45a1..bbda544d45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "$BRANCH"; then
             git checkout "$BRANCH"
-            git reset origin/master
+            git reset --hard origin/master
           else
             git checkout -B "$BRANCH" origin/master
             BRANCH_EXISTS="1"
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
           branch: ${{ steps.update.outputs.branch }}
           force: true
+          origin_branch: "master"
 
       - name: Open a pull request
         if: steps.update.outputs.pull_request == 'true'