diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
index 9983a5376f..e7466e25e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yaml
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
-          persist-credentials: false
           token: ${{ secrets.KIVA_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}
       - name: Checkout actions
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: kiva/github-actions
           token: ${{ secrets.KIVA_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}
-          persist-credentials: false
           path: .github/
       - name: Run semantic-release
         id: release