diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-sync.yaml
index cd4f4cae6a..1db5acf90b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-sync.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-sync.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   sync:
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: "0"
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN_HG }}
 
+      - name: Import GPG Key
+        id: gpg_importer
+        uses: step-security/ghaction-import-gpg@a7c87df2279f2bf2e69ba8289dfbf35fe05a4e08 # v1.0.0
+        with:
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          git_committer_email: ${{ vars.GIT_USER_EMAIL }}
+          git_committer_name: ${{ vars.GIT_USER_NAME }}
+          git_tag_gpgsign: true
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
+
       - name: Add Remote
         run: git remote add HIERO https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-json-rpc-relay.git
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/release-automation.yml
index 8df355c473..df32269f94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-automation.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: step-security/ghaction-import-gpg@a7c87df2279f2bf2e69ba8289dfbf35fe05a4e08 # v1.0.0
         with:
           git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          git_committer_email: ${{ vars.GIT_USER_EMAIL }}
+          git_committer_name: ${{ vars.GIT_USER_NAME }}
           git_tag_gpgsign: true
           git_user_signingkey: true
           gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}