diff --git a/.github/workflows/download-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/download-translations.yml
index 0992a913d..4aa056387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/download-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/download-translations.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Laravel Pint
         uses: aglipanci/laravel-pint-action@8eedec46a1856977c41667f9c66d5562fa3f9c08 # 2.4
 
+      # The Crowdin and Pint steps run in Docker as root, so new translation
+      # files land owned by root. Reclaim them so the host-side git operations
+      # in create-pull-request can manage the working tree.
+      - name: Fix file ownership
+        run: sudo chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "${{ github.workspace }}"
+
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
         with: