diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
index 5020b7ad5..d6bfe8a15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -36,4 +38,4 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git diff
           git commit -am "chore(contributors): Update CONTRIBUTORS.md" || exit 0
-          git push https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PAT }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:master
+          git push https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PAT }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:master --force