diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
index ce254a6134..2b9d0b44ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: Update golangci-lint version
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/update-golangci-lint.yaml'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs every day at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
@@ -48,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
             This PR was generated by GH workflow `update-golangci-lint` and
             updates golangci-lint to version v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}.
           branch: update-golangci-lint-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.latest_version }}
+          base: main
           labels: "area/dependency"
           add-paths: |
-            - hack/tools/Makefile
+            hack/tools/Makefile