diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-nutrient-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/update-nutrient-sdk.yml
index 47bba4a..57ce03f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-nutrient-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-nutrient-sdk.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ jobs:
   update:
     timeout-minutes: 90
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      # Root install runs `prepare`, which points core.hooksPath at .husky and
-      # would gate the bot's commit on lint-staged and the Biome version check.
-      HUSKY: "0"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
@@ -114,12 +110,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit and push the bump
         if: steps.check.outputs.should_update == 'true'
         env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           VERSION: ${{ steps.check.outputs.version }}
           BRANCH: ${{ steps.check.outputs.branch }}
         run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
           # `pnpm run format` writes unsafe Biome fixes repository-wide, and a dev
           # server may leave build output behind; neither belongs in a bump.
           git add -u examples/
@@ -127,8 +121,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "Detection reported ${VERSION} was needed but nothing changed." >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          git commit -m "Update examples with Nutrient SDK version $VERSION"
-          git push origin "$BRANCH"
+          # The base branch requires signed commits and the runner holds no
+          # signing key, so the commit is made through the API, which GitHub
+          # signs itself.
+          node scripts/commit-signed.js "$BRANCH" \
+            "Update examples with Nutrient SDK version $VERSION"
 
       - name: Open the pull request
         if: steps.check.outputs.should_update == 'true'
diff --git a/scripts/commit-signed.js b/scripts/commit-signed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eec2e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/commit-signed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+const { execFileSync } = require("node:child_process");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+
+const GRAPHQL_URL = "https://api.github.com/graphql";
+
+const branch = process.argv[2];
+const headline = process.argv[3];
+
+if (!branch || !headline) {
+  console.error("Usage: node scripts/commit-signed.js <branch> <message>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const token = process.env.GH_TOKEN || process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+
+if (!token) {
+  console.error("GH_TOKEN (or GITHUB_TOKEN) must be set.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const git = (...args) =>
+  execFileSync("git", args, { encoding: "utf8", maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024 * 64 });
+
+const repository =
+  process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY ||
+  git("remote", "get-url", "origin")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^.*github\.com[/:]/, "")
+    .replace(/\.git$/, "");
+
+if (!/^[^/]+\/[^/]+$/.test(repository)) {
+  console.error(`Could not determine owner/repo, got "${repository}".`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// The mutation replays the index against a commit that must already be on the
+// remote, so the branch is created there first and HEAD is the parent.
+const parent = git("rev-parse", "HEAD").trim();
+
+// -z, because a path with a space or a quote is mangled by the default
+// quoting and would be committed under the wrong name.
+const staged = git("diff", "--cached", "--name-status", "-z").split("\0");
+const additions = [];
+const deletions = [];
+
+for (let i = 0; i < staged.length - 1; i += 2) {
+  const status = staged[i];
+  const path = staged[i + 1];
+
+  if (status.startsWith("R") || status.startsWith("C")) {
+    console.error(
+      `Renames and copies are not supported (${status} ${path}); stage them as a delete plus an add.`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (status === "D") {
+    deletions.push({ path });
+  } else {
+    // The mutation cannot set a file mode: an existing file keeps the mode it
+    // has, and a new one is created non-executable.
+    additions.push({
+      path,
+      contents: fs.readFileSync(path).toString("base64"),
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+if (additions.length === 0 && deletions.length === 0) {
+  console.error("Nothing is staged.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+git("push", "origin", `${parent}:refs/heads/${branch}`);
+
+const query = `
+  mutation ($input: CreateCommitOnBranchInput!) {
+    createCommitOnBranch(input: $input) {
+      commit {
+        oid
+      }
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
+const input = {
+  branch: { repositoryNameWithOwner: repository, branchName: branch },
+  expectedHeadOid: parent,
+  message: { headline },
+  fileChanges: { additions, deletions },
+};
+
+async function main() {
+  const response = await fetch(GRAPHQL_URL, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables: { input } }),
+  });
+
+  const body = await response.json();
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    console.error(
+      `GitHub answered ${response.status}: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // GraphQL reports a rejected mutation inside a 200, so the status alone
+  // would let a failed commit pass as a success.
+  if (body.errors) {
+    console.error(`GitHub rejected the commit: ${JSON.stringify(body.errors)}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const oid = body.data.createCommitOnBranch.commit.oid;
+
+  console.log(`Committed ${oid} to ${branch}.`);
+}
+
+main();