diff --git a/.github/update-specs.yml b/.github/update-specs.yml
index 6a41308..253c95b 100644
--- a/.github/update-specs.yml
+++ b/.github/update-specs.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ scms:
     kind: github
     spec:
       user: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
-      email: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_EMAIL" }}'
       owner: elastic
       repository: ecs-logging-go-zap
       token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
       username: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_ACTOR" }}'
       branch: main
+      commitusingapi: true
 
 actions:
   ecs-logging-go-zap:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
index 1fce2e0..1f2987d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-specs.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: elastic/oblt-actions/updatecli/run@v1
         with:
-          command: "apply --config .ci/update-specs.yml"
+          command: "--experimental apply --config .ci/update-specs.yml"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.UPDATECLI_GH_TOKEN }}