diff --git a/.github/chainguard/self.prepare-release.create-pr.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/self.prepare-release.create-pr.sts.yaml
index aa5455ad..a3571cfd 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/self.prepare-release.create-pr.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/self.prepare-release.create-pr.sts.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ subject: repo:DataDog/datadog-sync-cli:ref:refs/heads/main
 claim_pattern:
   event_name: workflow_dispatch
   ref: refs/heads/main
-  ref_protected: "true"
   job_workflow_ref: DataDog/datadog-sync-cli/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml@refs/heads/main
 
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