Add Note about persist-credentials to README

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,10 +5,25 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.0.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.1.0...HEAD)
 
 > TBD
 
+## [v7.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v7.0.0...v7.1.0) - 2025-12-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Add skip_push input option ([#401](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/401)) [@kvanzuijlen](https://github.com/@kvanzuijlen)
+
+### Changes
+
+- docs: fix typo in README.md ([#400](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/400)) [@GideonBear](https://github.com/@GideonBear)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 ([#399](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/399)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump bats from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0 ([#398](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/398)) [@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)](https://github.com/@[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+
 ## [v7.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v6.0.1...v7.0.0) - 2025-10-12
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          # Value already defaults to true, but `persist-credentials` is required to push new commits to the repository.
+          persist-credentials: true
 
       # Other steps that change files in the repository go here
       # …
@@ -444,7 +446,9 @@ Make sure to [checkout the correct branch](#checkout-the-correct-branch).
 If your Workflow can't push the commit to the repository because of authentication issues,
 please update your Workflow configuration and usage of [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage).
 
-Updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
+Please note that `persist-credentials` in `actions/checkout` must be set to `true` to push new commits to the repository.
+
+If you still can't push the commit, and you're using branch protection rules or similar features, updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
 
 ### git-auto-commit fails to push commit that creates or updates files in `.github/workflows/`