diff --git a/.github/workflows/updater.yml b/.github/workflows/updater.yml
index ca77fed..fb72ba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updater.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           committer: 'yunohost-bot <yunohost-bot@users.noreply.github.com>'
           author: 'yunohost-bot <yunohost-bot@users.noreply.github.com>'
           signoff: false
+          base: testing
           branch: ci-auto-update-v${{ env.VERSION }}
           delete-branch: true
           title: 'Upgrade to version ${{ env.VERSION }}'