diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-release-version-in-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/update-release-version-in-readme.yml
index 4b7daf72a..8ff30d489 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-release-version-in-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-release-version-in-readme.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history so we can push back to the branch
+          
       - name: Get latest release version
         run: echo "LATEST_VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -24,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git add README.md
           git commit -m "Update latest release version to $LATEST_VERSION"
-          git push
+          git push origin HEAD:main  # Ensure we're pushing to the main branch