diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 5a2c5f7d..1bf4952b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
 
       - run: echo pycobertura >> requirements.txt
       - uses: py-actions/py-dependency-install@v4.1.0
diff --git a/changelog.d/20240301_184631_GitHub_Actions_pr-coverage.ron b/changelog.d/20240301_184631_GitHub_Actions_pr-coverage.ron
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..815f09b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20240301_184631_GitHub_Actions_pr-coverage.ron
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+(
+  references: {},
+  changes: {
+    "Fixed": [
+      "CI:  error when running coverage workflow on forks",
+    ],
+  },
+)