diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
index 4b38138..540a732 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-patch.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Apply Patches
         run: |
           cd Stirling-PDF
-          git am ../patches/*.patch
+          git apply --reject --whitespace=fix ../patches/*.patch
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: https://github.com/actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0