diff --git a/api/features/workflows/core/migrations/0012_alter_changerequest_options.py b/api/features/workflows/core/migrations/0012_alter_changerequest_options.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c9d85388ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/features/workflows/core/migrations/0012_alter_changerequest_options.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.17 on 2024-12-16 16:49
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("workflows_core", "0011_add_project_to_change_requests"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name="changerequest",
+            options={"ordering": ("id",)},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/api/features/workflows/core/models.py b/api/features/workflows/core/models.py
index f5c5da2f9d00..b25395a67f57 100644
--- a/api/features/workflows/core/models.py
+++ b/api/features/workflows/core/models.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class ChangeRequest(
 
     ignore_conflicts = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
+    class Meta:
+        # Explicit ordering to prevent pagination warnings.
+        ordering = ("id",)
+
     def approve(self, user: "FFAdminUser"):
         if user.id == self.user_id:
             raise CannotApproveOwnChangeRequest(