diff --git a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
index ecfc7524f..e42b320c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ jobs:
           github-app-id: ${{ secrets.SCALA_STEWARD_GITHUB_APP_ID }}
           github-app-installation-id: ${{ secrets.SCALA_STEWARD_GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID }}
           github-app-key: ${{ secrets.SCALA_STEWARD_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          github-app-auth-only: true