diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 9787f4b6150..0efb718d83e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
       - name: Build
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "release-please[bot]"
           git add -A
-          git commit --amend --no-edit
-          git push -f
+          git commit -m "chore: freeze version for release"
+          git push