diff --git a/.github/workflows/launch_events.yml b/.github/workflows/launch_events.yml
index f8d7034..e37fd43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/launch_events.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/launch_events.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  actions: write
 
 jobs:
   generate_event_reminders:
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
-        persist-credentials: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -41,11 +40,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git add .github/workflows/reminder_*.yml
         git commit -m "Add event reminder workflows"
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Push changes
-      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
-      with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        branch: main
+      run: |
+        git push https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }} HEAD:main
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}