diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-implementations.yml b/.github/workflows/test-implementations.yml
index 32daa3e8..f32ef50d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-implementations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-implementations.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           repository: TBD54566975/${{ matrix.repo }}
           ref: main
           submodules: true
-          # Make sure the value of GITHUB_TOKEN will not be persisted in repo's config
-          persist-credentials: false
+          # persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Update spec submodule in ${{ matrix.repo }}
         env:
@@ -63,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
           SHORT_SHA=$(echo ${{ env.SPEC_SHA }} | cut -c 1-8)
           git checkout -b spec/tbdex-$SHORT_SHA
           git add .
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -m "Update spec to $SHORT_SHA"
           git push origin spec/tbdex-$SHORT_SHA