diff --git a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
index 07ef26a5b0..c1b1dd0db4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # pin@v6.0.0
         with:
-          persist-credentials: true
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Environment Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with: