diff --git a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/harbor/image-automation.yaml b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/harbor/image-automation.yaml
index 0040c6f..74334ba 100644
--- a/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/harbor/image-automation.yaml
+++ b/clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/harbor/image-automation.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # clusters/atlas/flux-system/applications/harbor/image-automation.yaml
-apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
 kind: ImageUpdateAutomation
 metadata:
   name: harbor
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ spec:
     kind: GitRepository
     name: flux-system
   git:
+    checkout:
+      ref:
+        branch: feature/ci-gitops
     commit:
       author:
         email: ops@bstein.dev
         name: flux-bot
       messageTemplate: "chore(harbor): update images to {{range .Updated.Images}}{{.}}{{end}}"
+    push:
+      branch: feature/ci-gitops
+      secretRef:
+        name: flux-system-gitea
   update:
     strategy: Setters
     path: ./services/harbor