diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-base-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/check-base-branch.yml
index 1a497f2..6d056f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-base-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-base-branch.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'main'
+      stable-branch-name:
+        description: 'The name of the stable branch'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'stable'
       skip-check-label:
         description: 'The label used to skip this check'
         default: 'skip-base-branch-check'
@@ -15,17 +20,44 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 jobs:
+  maybe-set:
+    name: Maybe Set Base Branch
+    if: github.base_ref == inputs.stable-branch-name
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Set the pull request base ref
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh api \
+            --method PATCH \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.number }} \
+            -f base='${{ inputs.development-branch-name }}'
   check:
-    name: Require Development Branch
+    name: Require Development Base Branch
+    needs: [maybe-set]
+    if: ${{ always() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check Base Ref is Development Branch
         if: ${{ !contains(github.event.*.labels.*.name, inputs.skip-check-label) }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ github.base_ref }} != ${{ inputs.development-branch-name }} ]]
+          base_ref=$(gh api \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.number }} \
+            | jq --raw-output '.base.ref'
+          )
+          if [[ "${base_ref}" != ${{ inputs.development-branch-name }} ]]
           then
-              echo "::error::Pull Request base ref must be the development branch: '${{ inputs.development-branch-name }}'. Found base ref: '${{ github.base_ref }}' ."
-              echo "If you're sure you need to merge this change into '${{ github.base_ref }}' instead. "
+              echo "::error::Pull Request base ref must be the development branch: '${{ inputs.development-branch-name }}'. Found base ref: '${base_ref}' ."
+              echo "If you're sure you need to merge this change into '${base_ref}' instead. "
               echo "You can add the label '${{ inputs.skip-check-label }}'. "
               exit 1
           fi