diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 9f3202e79..e75e69892 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ jobs:
           labels: "version updates"
           branch: "release"
           body: ${{ steps.covector.outputs.change }}
+          sign-commits: true