diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6983d3..d38f9df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   checkout:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: snow-actions/sparse-checkout@v1.0.0
+      - uses: snow-actions/sparse-checkout@v1.0.1
         with:
           patterns: |
             .github
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 841170f..997d635 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -89,17 +89,6 @@ runs:
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Setting up auth
-      run: |
-        echo "::group::Setting up auth"
-        BASIC_CREDENTIAL="x-access-token:$(echo $TOKEN | xxd -p -c 256)"
-        echo "::add-mask::${BASIC_CREDENTIAL}"
-        $GIT config --local http.${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/.extraheader "AUTHORIZATION: basic ${BASIC_CREDENTIAL}"
-        echo "::endgroup::"
-      env:
-        TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
-      shell: bash
-
     - name: Setting up sparse checkout
       run: |
         echo "::group::Setting up sparse checkout"
@@ -156,4 +145,5 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Logging commit sha
       run: $GIT log -1 --format='%H'
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
       shell: bash