diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 9cca79e352..f70d6b9194 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ class GitHubHelper {
             // Try to create the pull request
             try {
                 core.info(`Attempting creation of pull request`);
-                const { data: pull } = yield this.octokit.rest.pulls.create(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, this.parseRepository(baseRepository)), { title: inputs.title, head: headBranch, base: inputs.base, body: inputs.body, draft: inputs.draft }));
+                const { data: pull } = yield this.octokit.rest.pulls.create(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, this.parseRepository(baseRepository)), { title: inputs.title, head: headBranch, head_repo: headRepository, base: inputs.base, body: inputs.body, draft: inputs.draft }));
                 core.info(`Created pull request #${pull.number} (${headBranch} => ${inputs.base})`);
                 return {
                     number: pull.number,
diff --git a/src/github-helper.ts b/src/github-helper.ts
index 663d3929e8..d1d224e0b1 100644
--- a/src/github-helper.ts
+++ b/src/github-helper.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export class GitHubHelper {
         ...this.parseRepository(baseRepository),
         title: inputs.title,
         head: headBranch,
+        head_repo: headRepository,
         base: inputs.base,
         body: inputs.body,
         draft: inputs.draft