diff --git a/.github/generate-email.sh b/.github/generate-email.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 242e9e9ff..4b53696d9
--- a/.github/generate-email.sh
+++ b/.github/generate-email.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ positive than negative votes are required.
 
 == Release Notes
 EOF
-    dump_release_notes
     ;;
 
 announce)
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ website[1].
 
 == Release Notes
 EOF
-    dump_release_notes
     ;;
 
 *) fail_for_invalid_args
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_code.yml b/.github/workflows/package_code.yml
index 409027413..9d67aabb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_code.yml
@@ -104,12 +104,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871   # 4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false # do not persist auth token in the local git config
+
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16   # 4.1.8
         with:
           name: apache-log4cxx
 
-
       - name: Setup GPG
 #        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@01dd5d3ca463c7f10f7f4f7b4f177225ac661ee4   # 6.1.0
 #        with: