diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index bbc666ce6d..c7c67816fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout 🛎️
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2 # If you're using actions/checkout@v2 you must set persist-credentials to false in most cases for the deployment to work correctly.
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Install and Build 🔧
         run: |
@@ -22,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy 🚀
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@releases/v3
         with:
-          ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           BRANCH: gh-pages # The branch the action should deploy to.
           FOLDER: packages/opentelemetry-api/docs/out # The folder the action should deploy.
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