diff --git a/.pipelines/publish_release.yml b/.pipelines/publish_release.yml
index 144b0f6..b19effa 100644
--- a/.pipelines/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/publish_release.yml
@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@ extends:
         steps:
         - task: CmdLine@2
           displayName: Checkout HomeBrew Repo
-          env:
-            GITHUB_PAT: $(GitHubPAT)
           inputs:
-            script: git clone https://oauth2:%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/homebrew-msstore-cli.git $(Pipeline.Workspace)\homebrew-msstore-cli
+            script: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/homebrew-msstore-cli.git $(Pipeline.Workspace)\homebrew-msstore-cli
         - task: DownloadGitHubRelease@0
           displayName: Download GitHub Release
           inputs:
@@ -213,12 +211,15 @@ extends:
             workingDirectory: $(Pipeline.Workspace)\homebrew-msstore-cli
         - task: CmdLine@2
           displayName: Git operations
+          env:
+            GITHUB_PAT: $(GitHubPAT)
           inputs:
             workingDirectory: $(Pipeline.Workspace)\homebrew-msstore-cli
             script: |-
+              if "%GITHUB_PAT%"=="" (echo ##vso[task.logissue type=error;]GITHUB_PAT is empty & exit /b 1)
               git config user.email "msstore.cli.dev.bot@microsoft.com"
               git config user.name "MSStore CLI Dev Bot"
               git add -f Formula\msstore-cli.rb
               git checkout -B $(Build.SourceBranchName)
               git commit -m "Update formula with new release ($(Build.SourceBranchName))."
-              git push origin $(Build.SourceBranchName)
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+              git push https://x-access-token:%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/homebrew-msstore-cli.git HEAD:$(Build.SourceBranchName)
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