diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index 8b74b0afd..657972fb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           private_key: ${{ secrets.BACKPORT_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Backport
-        uses: pomerium/backport@a2e620de9fc4166f774ee2a389e170046cfad426 # pin@retain_labels branch pending https://github.com/tibdex/backport/pull/79
+        uses: pomerium/backport@e2ffd4c5a70730dfd19046859dfaf366e3de6466 # pin@retain_labels branch pending https://github.com/tibdex/backport/pull/79
         with:
           github_token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
           title_template: "{{originalTitle}}"