diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
index 820a157..6cf9639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.17
 
       - name: Auto-update
-        run: ./scripts/update-to-latest-otelcol.sh -c
+        run: ./scripts/update-to-latest-otelcol.sh -c true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Auto-update CI workflow
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: noreply+opentelemetry@grafana.com
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