diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index 7f94ddd65..f620507a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sed -i "/binary_version: \[\]const u8 =/c\    binary_version: []const u8 = \"release-$RELEASE_COMMIT\"," ./gpu-dawn/build.zig
     - name: 'gpu/dawn: use latest binary release'
-      uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.1
-      with:
-        branch: main
-        folder: '.'
-        commit-message: 'gpu-dawn: update to latest binary release'
+      run: |
+        git config user.name 'Release automation'
+        git config user.name 'stephen@hexops.com'
+        git add .
+        git commit -m 'gpu-dawn: update to latest binary release'
+        git push -u origin HEAD