diff --git a/.github/workflows/files-external-s3.yml b/.github/workflows/files-external-s3.yml
index e8f438f7105..5d071155423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/files-external-s3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/files-external-s3.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout server
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-versions }}