diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_locales.yml b/.github/workflows/update_locales.yml
index 032637ab..8764d721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_locales.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_locales.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,23 @@ jobs:
   create:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+    - name: Generate access token
+      id: generate_token
+      uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
+      with:
+        app_id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
+        private_key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_KEY }}
+        repository: "recloudstream/cloudstream"
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
     - name: Edit files
       run: |
         python3 .github/locales.py
     - name: Commit to the repo
       run: |
-        git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
-        git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+        git config --local user.email "111277985+recloudstream[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "recloudstream[bot]"
         git add .
         # "echo" returns true so the build succeeds, even if no changed files
         git commit -m 'update list of locales' || echo