diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
index f6b1d683da3..45607b5f7a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: "8.1"
-      - name: "Ensure that branch is up to date with main branch"
+      - name: "Rebase PR branch onto main branch"
         if: github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'release-please[bot]'
         run: |
-          if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor origin/main ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}; then
-            echo "PR branch is out of date with main. Please merge or rebase main into your branch to avoid false BC break detections."
+          git config user.name "Github Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          if ! git rebase origin/main; then
+            echo "Failed to rebase PR branch onto main. There may be conflicts. Please resolve conflicts or rebase manually."
             exit 1
           fi
       - name: "Install dependencies"