diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
index d30cba4..6c139e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate leaderboard
         run: node profile/scripts/updateReadme.js
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+          PAT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Commit & push changes
+        env:
+          PAT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${PAT_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
           git add profile/README.md
           git commit -m "Update leaderboard" || echo "No changes"
           git push origin HEAD:main