diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73ce11c..be7aa30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: Checkout 'gh-pages' branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          ref: gh-pages
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: true
 
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |
@@ -46,12 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         if: env.has_release_label == 'true'
         run: |
-          git checkout gh-pages
+
           git pull origin main --rebase
           helm package . --destination charts/
           helm repo index . --url https://getlago.github.io/charts
           git add .
-          git add charts/
           git commit -m "Update Helm repo index after release"
           git push origin gh-pages