diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
index 6508003d..4b8025b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       target:
         description: "The owner/repo GitHub target"
-        required: true
+        required: false
       version_spec:
         description: "New Version Specifier"
         default: "next"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog.yml
index a9eda4a1..8a1dcbf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-changelog.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
         required: true
       target:
         description: "The owner/repo GitHub target"
-        required: true
+        required: false
       branch:
         description: "The branch to target"
         required: false