diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
index 79fe233..7fb520d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
               cd /build && su builder -c 'makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO'
             "
       - name: Push to AUR
-        uses: KSXGitHub/github-actions-deploy-aur@v2.5.0
+        uses: KSXGitHub/github-actions-deploy-aur@v4.1.3
         with:
           pkgname: lapctl-bin
           pkgbuild: aur-pkg/PKGBUILD
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ jobs:
           ssh_keyscan_types: rsa,ecdsa,ed25519
           commit_username: ${{ github.actor }}
           commit_email: ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
+          allow_empty_commits: true
+          force_push: true
+          post_process: git checkout master
       - name: Upload tarball to release
         if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
         env: