diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-cheetahs-arrive.md b/.changeset/spotty-cheetahs-arrive.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-cheetahs-arrive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 52cd21fba2b..7dda52ba1bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          # workaround to ensure force pushes to changeset branch use REPO_TOKEN owner's account
+          # see https://github.com/changesets/action/issues/70
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: CI Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup