diff --git a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
index ca52cb79..9a25c784 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
         id: go
       - name: "Run updatecli in dryrun"
-        run: "updatecli diff --config ./updatecli/updatecli.d"
+        run: "updatecli diff --config ./updatecli/updatecli.d --experimental"
         env:
           UPDATECLI_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
           UPDATECLI_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           private_key: ${{ secrets.UPDATECLIBOT_APP_PRIVKEY }}
       - name: "Run updatecli"
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: "updatecli apply --config ./updatecli/updatecli.d"
+        run: "updatecli apply --config ./updatecli/updatecli.d --experimental"
         env:
           UPDATECLI_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ secrets.UPDATECLI_BOT_GITHUB_ACTOR }}
           UPDATECLI_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}