diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yml b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yml
index ce51f62..d9422ab 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ jobs:
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
           service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
           export_default_credentials: true
+          version: '>= 506.0.0'
 
       - name: 'Use gcloud CLI'
         run: 'gcloud info'
 
+      - name: Authenticate with Google Cloud Platform
+        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2
+        with:
+          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_CREDENTIALS }}
+
       - name: Terraform fmt
         id: fmt
         run: terraform fmt -check -diff -recursive