diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws.yml b/.github/workflows/aws.yml
index a4995cb6..8911c419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Git clone the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: configure aws credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+        with:
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          aws-region: us-east-1
       - name: List s3 buckets
-        env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          AWS_REGION: us-east-1
         run: aws s3 ls