diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 2bc5f1ef..20fa2316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
              with:
                ref: main
+               # The OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN is a personal access token tied to osbotify
+               # This is a workaround to allow pushes to a protected branch
+               token: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN }}
 
            - name: Decrypt & Import OSBotify GPG key
              run: |