diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
index ffba3f7b51b8..62c6ecb80ad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: 1.19
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: go mod tidy
         run: |
           make gotidy
-          git config user.name opentelemetrybot
-          git config user.email 107717825+opentelemetrybot@users.noreply.github.com
-          git checkout ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          echo "git diff --exit-code || (git add . && git commit -m \"go mod tidy\" && git push origin ${{ github.head_ref }})"
-          git diff --exit-code || (git add . && git commit -m "go mod tidy" && git push origin ${{ github.head_ref }})
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          echo "git diff --exit-code || (git add . && git commit -m \"go mod tidy\" && git push)"
+          git diff --exit-code || (git add . && git commit -m "go mod tidy" && git push)