diff --git a/actions/find_unreleased_changelog_items/main.py b/actions/find_unreleased_changelog_items/main.py
index 12bfb5b4..c6979cab 100644
--- a/actions/find_unreleased_changelog_items/main.py
+++ b/actions/find_unreleased_changelog_items/main.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     # If running in GitHub Actions, and the release_level is set, send the release level and
     # incoming changes to the GitHub Summary
     if release_level:
+        subprocess.check_call(["git", "config", "--global", "--add", "safe.directory", "."])  # noqa: S603,S607
         commit_messages = get_commit_messages(since_tag=get_latest_tag())
 
         pr_regex = re.compile(r"\(#\d+\)$")