diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-pip-compile.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-pip-compile.yml
index 18afcfa3541..9cb408a7ca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-pip-compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-pip-compile.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ name: "Refresh pinned dependencies"
         type: string
         required: true
       changed-files:
+        default: "tests/*.txt"
         type: string
         required: true
       reset-branch: