diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 0cf826f..2e31c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -10,27 +10,28 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 3 * * *' # Daily at 03:00
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
       - name: checkout repo content
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2 # checkout the repository content
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4 # checkout the repository content
 
       - name: setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.13' # install the python version needed
+          python-version: '3.11' # use stable python version
 
       - name: install python packages
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-      - name: execute py script # run main.py
-        env:
-          SOME_SECRET: ${{ secrets.SOME_SECRET }}
+      - name: execute py script
         run: python zotero-to-html.py
 
       - name: commit files
@@ -38,10 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.email "48565736+Babalion@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --local user.name "Babalion"
           git add -A
-          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || (git commit -a -m "updated logs" --allow-empty)
+          git diff --exit-code || git commit -a -m "updated with action" --allow-empty
 
       - name: push changes
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.6.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: master
+        run: |
+          git push https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git master