diff --git a/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml b/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
index 64f3124fe..1b22cd951 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
@@ -106,8 +106,28 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
+      - name: Debug GitHub App authentication
+        run: |
+          echo "Authenticated user:"
+          gh api user --jq '{login: .login, id: .id, type: .type}'
+          
+          echo "Repository permissions:"
+          gh api repos/${{ github.repository }} --jq '.permissions'
+          
+          echo "Branch protection rules:"
+          gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/branches/${{ github.ref_name }}/protection --jq '.restrictions'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
       - name: Commit and push changes
         run: |
+          echo "Verifying token and auth status:"
+          gh auth status
+      
+          echo "Attempting explicit login:"
+          echo "${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}" | gh auth login --with-token
+          gh auth status
+        
           git config --global user.name '${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]'
           git config --global user.email '${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>'
           git add project/EffektVersion.scala