diff --git a/bump_version.sh b/bump_version.sh
index 7b35fb9..f640f3f 100755
--- a/bump_version.sh
+++ b/bump_version.sh
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@ git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
 
 # Debug information
 echo "Setting remote URL with PAT_TOKEN"
-echo "PAT_TOKEN: $PAT_TOKEN"
+echo "PAT_TOKEN: ${#PAT_TOKEN}"
 
 # Set the remote URL with the PAT
-git remote set-url origin https://${PAT_TOKEN}@github.com/tawanda-kembo/code-collator.git
+git remote set-url origin "https://${PAT_TOKEN}@github.com/tawanda-kembo/code-collator.git"
 
 # Create a new tag
 git tag "v$NEW_VERSION"
-git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
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+
+# Push the tag using the PAT
+GIT_ASKPASS=$(mktemp)
+echo "echo \$PAT_TOKEN" > $GIT_ASKPASS
+chmod +x $GIT_ASKPASS
+
+GIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT="git/2.29.0" GIT_ASKPASS=$GIT_ASKPASS git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Clean up
+rm $GIT_ASKPASS
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