diff --git a/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml b/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
index 04ce28792724f..09b315e6a0c2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/createNewVersion.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,15 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: Check out `App` repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          # The OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN is a personal access token tied to osbotify
+          # This is a workaround to allow pushes to a protected branch
+          token: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check out `Mobile-Expensify` repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 'Expensify/Mobile-Expensify'