diff --git a/.github/workflows/jakarta-rewrite.yml b/.github/workflows/jakarta-rewrite.yml
index fda5882eb87fa..bca556e3828c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jakarta-rewrite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jakarta-rewrite.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Rewrite to Jakarta
     if: github.repository == 'quarkusio/quarkus'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.JAKARTA_PUSH_PAT }}
       - name: Set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
@@ -33,13 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           REWRITE_NO_TESTS=true ./jakarta/transform.sh
           git add .
           git commit -m 'Transform sources to Jakarta'
+          git push --force origin temp-jakarta-rewrite:jakarta-rewrite
         shell: bash
-      - name: Push changes to jakarta-rewrite
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.JAKARTA_PUSH_PAT }}
-          force: true
-          branch: jakarta-rewrite
       - name: Report status
         if: "always() && github.repository == 'quarkusio/quarkus'"
         shell: bash