diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-requirements.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-requirements.yaml
index 6218a1573..9df039205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-requirements.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-requirements.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install poetry
+      - run: git checkout HEAD
       - name: Generate requirements
         run: |
           poetry export --without-hashes --output requirements.txt
       - name: Commit requirements.txt
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions'
-          git config --global user.email 'your-username@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git commit -am "Automated update of requirements.txt"
+          git config user.name 'GitHub Actions'
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Automated update of requirements.txt"
           git push
-      - run: echo "Just making a successful exit code"
+      - run: echo "Making a successful exit code so we don't block the merge"