diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index b97e568..55dd69f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELENG_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
-          git config --global url."https://${TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+          git config --global url."https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
         fi
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELENG_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
-            git config --global url."https://${TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+            git config --global url."https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
           fi
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9ae6560..348fc9b 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 version: "2"
-run:
-  modules-download-mode: readonly
 linters:
   default: none
   enable: