diff --git a/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset.go b/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset.go
index cfc67a95c7..14a95acce9 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset.go
@@ -609,8 +609,7 @@ func resourceGithubOrganizationRuleset() *schema.Resource {
 									},
 									"required_workflow": {
 										Type:        schema.TypeSet,
-										MinItems:    1,
-										Required:    true,
+										Optional:    true,
 										Description: "Actions workflows that are required. Several can be defined.",
 										Elem: &schema.Resource{
 											Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
diff --git a/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset_test.go b/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset_test.go
index 30afe67393..3ff816f6dd 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_organization_ruleset_test.go
@@ -184,6 +184,53 @@ resource "github_organization_ruleset" "test" {
 		})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("create_branch_ruleset_with_empty_required_workflows", func(t *testing.T) {
+		randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
+		rulesetName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-empty-wf-ruleset-%s", testResourcePrefix, randomID)
+
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "github_organization_ruleset" "test" {
+	name        = "%s"
+	target      = "branch"
+	enforcement = "active"
+
+	conditions {
+		repository_name {
+			include = ["~ALL"]
+			exclude = []
+		}
+
+		ref_name {
+			include = ["~DEFAULT_BRANCH"]
+			exclude = []
+		}
+	}
+
+	rules {
+		required_workflows {
+			do_not_enforce_on_create = false
+		}
+	}
+}
+`, rulesetName)
+
+		resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+			PreCheck:          func() { skipUnlessHasPaidOrgs(t) },
+			ProviderFactories: providerFactories,
+			Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+				{
+					Config: config,
+					Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_organization_ruleset.test", "name", rulesetName),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_organization_ruleset.test", "enforcement", "active"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_organization_ruleset.test", "rules.0.required_workflows.0.do_not_enforce_on_create", "false"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_organization_ruleset.test", "rules.0.required_workflows.0.required_workflow.#", "0"),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+		})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("create_ruleset_with_repository_property", func(t *testing.T) {
 		randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
 		rulesetName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-repo-prop-ruleset-%s", testResourcePrefix, randomID)