diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 16f100d9934..639eef886ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -705,4 +705,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push generated files to repositories
         run: yarn workspace scripts pushToRepository
         env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_BOT_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-to-repository.yml b/.github/workflows/push-to-repository.yml
index c8cbffeed6f..12030da2a41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-to-repository.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-to-repository.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn workspace scripts pushToRepository ${{ inputs.name }} 
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_BOT_TOKEN }}
           FORCE: true
diff --git a/scripts/ci/codegen/__tests__/codegen.test.ts b/scripts/ci/codegen/__tests__/codegen.test.ts
index 005e8a93d82..9f74f27493e 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/codegen/__tests__/codegen.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/codegen/__tests__/codegen.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ vi.mock('../../../common.ts', async (importOriginal) => {
 describe('pushGeneratedCode', () => {
   it('throws without GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable', async () => {
     vi.stubEnv('GITHUB_TOKEN', '');
-    await expect(pushGeneratedCode()).rejects.toThrow('Environment variable `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not exist.');
+    await expect(pushGeneratedCode()).rejects.toThrow('Environment variable `GITHUB_TOKEN` or `GH_TOKEN` must be set.');
   });
 });
diff --git a/scripts/ci/codegen/pushToRepository.ts b/scripts/ci/codegen/pushToRepository.ts
index 5125eed8988..540bee74978 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/codegen/pushToRepository.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/codegen/pushToRepository.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path, { resolve } from 'path';
 import {
   CLIENTS,
   configureGitHubAuthor,
+  ensureGitHubToken,
   exists,
   getOctokit,
   gitBranchExists,
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ async function handleGuideFiles(guide: GuidesToPush, tempGitDir: string): Promis
 }
 
 async function pushToRepository(repository: string, config: RepositoryConfiguration): Promise<void> {
+  const token = ensureGitHubToken();
+
   const lastCommitMessage = await run('git log -1 --format="%s"');
   const author = (await run('git log -1 --format="Co-authored-by: %an <%ae>"')).trim();
   const coAuthors = (await run('git log -1 --format="%(trailers:key=Co-authored-by)"'))
@@ -129,10 +132,19 @@ async function pushToRepository(repository: string, config: RepositoryConfigurat
   console.log(`Preparing push to ${OWNER}/${repository}`);
 
   const tempGitDir = resolve(process.env.RUNNER_TEMP! || toAbsolutePath('foo/local/test'), repository);
+
+  console.info(`cleaning ${tempGitDir}`);
+
   await fsp.rm(tempGitDir, { force: true, recursive: true });
 
+  console.info(`cloning ${OWNER}/${repository} in ${tempGitDir}`);
+
   await run(`gh repo clone ${OWNER}/${repository} ${tempGitDir}`);
 
+  await configureGitHubAuthor(tempGitDir);
+
+  await run(`git config --global url.https://${token}@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/`);
+
   for (const task of config.tasks) {
     console.log(`Handling '${task.files.type}' file(s)`);
 
@@ -146,7 +158,7 @@ async function pushToRepository(repository: string, config: RepositoryConfigurat
       await handleGuideFiles(task.files, tempGitDir);
     }
 
-    if (process.env.DRYRUN) {
+    if (process.env.DRY_RUN) {
       console.log(`asked for a dry run, stopping before push and PR for '${repository}' on task '${task.prBranch}'`);
 
       continue;
@@ -163,8 +175,6 @@ async function pushToRepository(repository: string, config: RepositoryConfigurat
       continue;
     }
 
-    await configureGitHubAuthor(tempGitDir);
-
     await run('git add .', { cwd: tempGitDir });
     await gitCommit({
       message: task.commitMessage,
diff --git a/scripts/common.ts b/scripts/common.ts
index b23ad51aba8..d2adf1158f0 100644
--- a/scripts/common.ts
+++ b/scripts/common.ts
@@ -197,11 +197,14 @@ export async function runComposerInstall(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export function ensureGitHubToken(): string {
+  const githubToken = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.GH_TOKEN || '';
+
   // use process.env here to mock with vitest
-  if (!process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
-    throw new Error('Environment variable `GITHUB_TOKEN` does not exist.');
+  if (githubToken == '') {
+    throw new Error('Environment variable `GITHUB_TOKEN` or `GH_TOKEN` must be set.');
   }
-  return process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN.replaceAll('"', '');
+
+  return githubToken.replaceAll('"', '');
 }
 
 export function getOctokit(): Octokit {