diff --git a/.github/workflows/Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
index ad07ceccf..7ca429143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          persist-credentials: true
           ref: "v2.1.x"
 
       - name: "RatOS: Get current version"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           version=$(cat ./src/version)
           echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: "RatOS: Push version number"
+      - name: "RatOS: Add version file"
         if: steps.current-version.outputs.version != github.event.inputs.version
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           default_author: github_actions
           message: "Bump version to v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
           github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
-          tag: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          tag: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }} --force"
+          tag_push: "--force"
           push: true
 
   configurator-push-version-number:
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           repository: Rat-OS/RatOS-configurator
+          persist-credentials: true
           ref: "v2.1.x-deployment"
 
       - name: "RatOS Configurator: git add & commit & tag & push"
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           repository: Rat-OS/RatOS-configuration
+          persist-credentials: true
           ref: "v2.1.x"
 
       - name: "RatOS-configuration: git add & commit & tag & push"
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           repository: Rat-OS/RatOS-theme
+          persist-credentials: true
           ref: "v2.1.x"
 
       - name: "RatOS-theme: git add & commit & tag & push"