diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 7b1b9146a44a..f0a078611eda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout DPNP repo
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          # use commit hash to make "no-commit-to-branch" check passing
+          ref: ${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Set up python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d713b1d5ec19..9ea4819d47e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* Updated `pre-commit` GitHub workflow to pass `no-commit-to-branch` check [#2501](https://github.com/IntelPython/dpnp/pull/2501)
+
 ### Security
 
 ## [0.18.1] - 2025-06-24