diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index b9230ef..3f7d4e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validation:
     uses: JeffersonLab/clas12-validation/.github/workflows/ci.yml@main
+    with:
+      git_upstream: >-
+        {
+          "clas12-config": { "fork": "JeffersonLab/clas12-config", "ref": "dev" }
+        }
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