diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-argocd-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/update-argocd-metadata.yml
index 797ef72a6..f6690f967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-argocd-metadata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-argocd-metadata.yml
@@ -33,30 +33,24 @@ jobs:
         check-name: Build Website Docker Image
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-    - name: Update config.json in argocd_metadata
-      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Checkout External Repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: 'pathoplexus/argocd_metadata' # Replace with the correct repository path
+      #  token: ${{ secrets.PAT }} # Personal Access Token with appropriate permissions
+
+    - name: Modify config.json
+      run: |
+        # Assuming config.json is in the root directory of the repository
+        # Perform necessary modifications here. Example:
+        echo '{
+          "new_key": "new_value"
+        }' > config.json
+
+    - name: Commit and Push Changes
       run: |
-        # Fetching the current content of config.json from the repository
-        curl -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-             "https://api.github.com/repos/pathoplexus/argocd_metadata/contents/config.json" \
-             -o config.json
-
-        # Extracting the SHA of the current config.json for update purposes
-        CONFIG_SHA=$(jq -r '.sha' config.json)
-
-        # Updating the file with the new SHA
-        NEW_CONTENT=$(jq '.head_short_sha_7 = "'$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c1-7)'"' config.json | base64)
-
-        # Preparing the payload for updating the file in the repository
-        PAYLOAD=$(jq -n --arg content "$NEW_CONTENT" \
-                        --arg sha "$CONFIG_SHA" \
-                        '{message: "Update head_short_sha_7", content: $content, sha: $sha}')
-
-        # Pushing the updated content back to the repository
-        curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-             -d "$PAYLOAD" \
-             "https://api.github.com/repos/pathoplexus/argocd_metadata/contents/config.json"
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+        git config --global user.name 'Your Name'
+        git config --global user.email 'your-email@example.com'
+        git add config.json
+        git commit -m "Update config.json"
+        git push
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