diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
index 3d5736ca4f..8869afee26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ on:
         required: true
       commits:
         description: Comma separated list of commit shas to cherrypick
-        required: true
 
 jobs:
   prepare-release-branch: