diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-version.yaml
index 4d14dbc..d2fb4aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,25 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "GITHUB_REF: $GITHUB_REF"
           echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF##*/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Update version
         run: |
           sed "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}\"/" Cargo.toml > a ; mv a Cargo.toml
           sed "s/\$VERSION/${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}/g" templates/README.md > a ; mv a README.md
 
-      - name: Commit version
+      - name: Initialize Git
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          git config --global user.email "
\ No newline at end of file
+          git config --global user.name  "GitHub Actions"
+          git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
+          auth_header="$(git config --local --get http.https://github.com/.extraheader)"
+
+      - name: Commit the changes
+        run:  |
+          git commit -a -m "update version to ${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}, ready to publish v${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}" || true
+
+      - name: Push branch
+        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          branch: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch }}