diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index c19531543..acc2f80b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: "write"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
-      - uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.JSONFORMS_PUBLISH_PAT }}
 
       - name: "Configure Git Credentials"
         run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "jsonforms-publish[bot]"
+          git config user.email "jsonforms-publish@eclipsesource.com"
 
       - name: "Setup node"
         uses: "actions/setup-node@v3"
@@ -85,3 +87,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git push
           git push origin v${{ github.event.inputs.next_version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JSONFORMS_PUBLISH_PAT }}