diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 17a103c4ca7db..1826675c75017 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          persist-credentials: false
+          persist-credentials: true
 
       - name: Log current API rate limits
         env: