diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-test-workspace/action.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-test-workspace/action.yml
index 7497e06..daac4ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-test-workspace/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-test-workspace/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name: Setup test workspace
 inputs:
   ref-slice-ref:
-    description: 'Reference of the ref_slice to checkout'
+    description: 'Git reference (branch name, tag or commit hash) of the ref_slice test fork to checkout'
     required: false
-    default: ''
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f1bf355..faf036b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ inputs:
   package:
     description: 'The package whose API to check for semver (in Package Id Specification format, see https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/pkgid-spec.html for reference). If not set, all packages in the workspace are processed.'
     required: false
-    default: ''
   manifest-path:
     description: 'Path to Cargo.toml of crate or workspace to check.'
     required: false
-    default: ''
   verbose:
     description: 'Enables verbose output of `cargo-semver-checks`.'
     type: boolean