diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-jira-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/create-jira-issue.yml
index 8cedef77..3d9d05d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-jira-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-jira-issue.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "JIRA_ISSUE_KEY=$JIRA_ISSUE_KEY" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create branch for the issue
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
           ISSUE_NUMBER=${{ github.event.issue.number }}
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          git push "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}" "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
   update_jira:
     if: github.event_name == 'push'