  This is our reply to "Comment on 'Nontrivial Quantum Geometry and the
Strength of Electron-Phonon Coupling', arXiv:2305.02340, J. Yu, C. J.
Ciccarino, R. Bianco, I. Errea, P. Narang, B. A. Bernevig" by Prof. Pickett,
which focuses on the MgB$_2$ part of our work. We show that the entirety of the
criticism in Prof. Pickett's comment pertaining to our work (arXiv:2305.02340)
is invalid.
