diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
index 098b32e66..5020b7ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_contributors.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ jobs:
           node .github/scripts/update-contributors.js
 
       - name: Commit and push if it's not up to date
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
         run: |
-          git diff
           git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git diff
           git commit -am "chore(contributors): Update CONTRIBUTORS.md" || exit 0
-          git push
+          git push https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PAT }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git HEAD:master