diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-api-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/automatic-api-update.yaml
index 8e751eb4..b562521a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-api-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-api-update.yaml
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           delete-branch: "true"
           title: "Update API to ${{ github.event.client_payload.BUFTAG }}"
+          # https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/main/docs/concepts-guidelines.md#triggering-further-workflow-runs
+          # This is how we ensure that workflows run
+          draft: "always-true"
           branch: "api-change/${{ github.event.client_payload.BUFTAG }}"
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-api-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/manual-api-update.yaml
index d58c904f..7adca217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-api-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-api-update.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.buf-update.outputs.updated == 'true'
         with:
           delete-branch: "true"
+          # https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/main/docs/concepts-guidelines.md#triggering-further-workflow-runs
+          # This is how we ensure that workflows run
+          draft: "always-true"
           title: Update API to ${{ inputs.buftag }}
           branch: api-change/${{ inputs.buftag }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}