Describe the bug

$ gh --version
gh version 2.59.0 (2024-10-16)
https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.59.0

Using the ref parameter does not seem to have any impact. A random-string ref gives no errors. A ref for an existing branch that has not yet been merged into the default branch reports 404 when trying to run a workflow that is new to that branch.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Create a new branch foo
2. Create a new workflow file bar.yml with workflow_dispatch and no other triggers
3. commit/push branch
4. gh workflow run bar.yml --ref foo

Expected vs actual behavior

Expected: workflow bar.yml runs.
Actual: 404: Not found.

Logs

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$ GH_DEBUG=true gh workflow run bar.yml --ref foo
[git remote -v]
[git config --get-regexp ^remote\..*\.gh-resolved$]
* Request at 2024-10-17 10:33:53.601824859 -0400 EDT m=+0.076128339
* Request to https://api.github.com/graphql
* Request took 309.171144ms
* Request at 2024-10-17 10:33:53.914645102 -0400 EDT m=+0.388948592
* Request to https://api.github.com/repos/[ORG]/[REPO]/actions/workflows/bar.yml
* Request took 134.922376ms
HTTP 404: Not Found (https://api.github.com/repos/.../bar.yml)