diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cbdc007b79a..8c563c3e5f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -242,5 +242,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push changes
         working-directory: cpython/Doc/locales
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["schedule", "workflow_dispatch"]'), github.event_name) }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          git remote set-url origin \
+            "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
           git push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/download-glossary.yml b/.github/workflows/download-glossary.yml
index f9fa04e2809..f3d043eb264 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/download-glossary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/download-glossary.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
           name: glossary
 
       - name: Commit and push if changed
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions"
           git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -72,5 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "No changes"
           else
             git commit -m "Auto-update glossary as of $(date +'%Y.%m.%d')"
+            git remote set-url origin \
+              "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
             git push
           fi