diff --git a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
index 59fc695a0..992283d1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # pin@v6.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Add variables to environment file
         run: cat ".github/env" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Setup Go