diff --git a/.ci/bump-elastic-stack-snapshot.yml b/.ci/bump-elastic-stack-snapshot.yml
index f43c389131a..9d276bc3189 100644
--- a/.ci/bump-elastic-stack-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.ci/bump-elastic-stack-snapshot.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ scms:
   default:
     kind: github
     spec:
-      user: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_USER" }}'
-      email: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_EMAIL" }}'
+      user: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       owner: elastic
       repository: apm-server
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
-      username: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_USER" }}'
       branch: '{{ requiredEnv "BRANCH" }}'
+      commitusingapi: true
 
 sources:
   latestVersion:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-elastic-stack.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-elastic-stack.yml
index 6680ec511db..19d29e65989 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-elastic-stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-elastic-stack.yml
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           vaultRoleId: ${{ secrets.VAULT_ROLE_ID }}
           vaultSecretId: ${{ secrets.VAULT_SECRET_ID }}
           pipeline: ./.ci/bump-elastic-stack-snapshot.yml
+          command: '--experimental apply'
         env:
           BRANCH: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+          GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}