diff --git a/.github/workflows/jenkins-x/changelog.sh b/.github/workflows/jenkins-x/changelog.sh
index 53bc689..0b34791 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/jenkins-x/changelog.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/jenkins-x/changelog.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ else
   echo no charts
 fi
 
+# See https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/766
+git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 jx changelog create --verbose --header-file=hack/changelog-header.md --version=$VERSION --rev=$PULL_BASE_SHA --output-markdown=changelog.md --update-release=false