diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index f402376ebfb0..9a87e0e39588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Create backport PRs
-        uses: korthout/backport-action@v1.1.0
+        uses: korthout/backport-action@v1.2.0
         with:
           # Config README: https://github.com/korthout/backport-action#backport-action
           pull_description: |-