diff --git a/.github/workflows/pepr-excellent-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/pepr-excellent-examples.yml
index 7ac3704f..c558fcf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pepr-excellent-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pepr-excellent-examples.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           repository: defenseunicorns/pepr-excellent-examples
+          ref: 186-add-husky
           path: pepr-excellent-examples
 
       - name: "set env: PEPR_EXCELLENT_EXAMPLES_PATH"
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           repository: defenseunicorns/pepr-excellent-examples
+          ref: 186-add-husky
           path: pepr-excellent-examples
 
       - name: "set env: PEPR_EXCELLENT_EXAMPLES_PATH"