diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c75fa044d0..eeef751331 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to `npm` branch
         run: npm run gitpublish:npm
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GH_ACTOR: ${{ env.GITHUB_ACTOR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   deploy-to-deno-branch:
     name: Deploy to `deno` branch
@@ -317,5 +316,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to `deno` branch
         run: npm run gitpublish:deno
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GH_ACTOR: ${{ env.GITHUB_ACTOR }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/resources/gitpublish.sh b/resources/gitpublish.sh
index 88e7d56b5e..bf27acdc1f 100755
--- a/resources/gitpublish.sh
+++ b/resources/gitpublish.sh
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@ if [ -z "${DIST_DIR}" ]; then
  exit 1;
 fi;
 
-if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN}" ]; then
- echo 'Must provide GH_TOKEN as environment variable!'
+if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]; then
+ echo 'Must provide GITHUB_TOKEN as environment variable!'
  exit 1;
 fi;
 
-if [ -z "${GH_ACTOR}" ]; then
- GITHUB_CREDENTIALS="${GH_TOKEN}";
-else
- GITHUB_CREDENTIALS="${GH_ACTOR}:${GH_TOKEN}";
+if [ -z "${GITHUB_ACTOR}" ]; then
+ echo 'Must provide GITHUB_ACTOR as environment variable!'
 fi;
 
 if [ ! -d $DIST_DIR ]; then
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ fi;
 
 # Create empty directory
 rm -rf $BRANCH
-git clone -b $BRANCH -- "https://${GITHUB_CREDENTIALS}@github.com/graphql/graphql-js.git" $BRANCH
+git clone -b $BRANCH -- "https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/graphql/graphql-js.git" $BRANCH
 
 # Remove existing files first
 rm -rf $BRANCH/**/*