diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 71d8bd6..b643bfd 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9756,7 +9756,7 @@ const elastic_apm_node_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(20740));
 //@ts-expect-error
 const noop_transport_1 = __nccwpck_require__(69184);
 const logger_1 = __nccwpck_require__(57129);
-const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
+const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production-cli';
 elastic_apm_node_1.default
     .start({
     serviceName: 'backport',
@@ -14274,7 +14274,7 @@ exports.maybe = maybe;
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.PACKAGE_VERSION = void 0;
-exports.PACKAGE_VERSION = '8.9.5';
+exports.PACKAGE_VERSION = '8.9.6';
 //# sourceMappingURL=packageVersion.js.map
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -176331,6 +176331,7 @@ const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(42186));
 const backport_1 = __nccwpck_require__(76253);
 async function run({ context, inputs, }) {
     core.info('Initiate backport');
+    process.env['NODE_ENV'] = 'production-github-action';
     const { payload, repo, runId } = context;
     const pullRequest = payload.pull_request;
     if (!pullRequest) {
diff --git a/dist/run.js b/dist/run.js
index adf3082..75ccddb 100644
--- a/dist/run.js
+++ b/dist/run.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
 const backport_1 = require("backport");
 async function run({ context, inputs, }) {
     core.info('Initiate backport');
+    process.env['NODE_ENV'] = 'production-github-action';
     const { payload, repo, runId } = context;
     const pullRequest = payload.pull_request;
     if (!pullRequest) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96db4fd..6a74936 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backport-github-action",
-  "version": "8.9.5",
+  "version": "8.9.6",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn ncc build src/index.ts",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@actions/github": "^5.1.1",
     "@octokit/action": "^4.0.8",
     "@octokit/graphql": "^5.0.1",
-    "backport": "^8.9.5",
+    "backport": "^8.9.6",
     "husky": "^8.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index a29d5ad..802c50d 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export async function run({
   };
 }) {
   core.info('Initiate backport');
+  process.env['NODE_ENV'] = 'production-github-action';
 
   const { payload, repo, runId } = context;
   const pullRequest = payload.pull_request;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ab5ac0..6ca9808 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1482,10 +1482,10 @@ babel-preset-jest@^29.0.2:
     babel-plugin-jest-hoist "^29.0.2"
     babel-preset-current-node-syntax "^1.0.0"
 
-backport@^8.9.5:
-  version "8.9.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backport/-/backport-8.9.5.tgz#d28d113189d16e1097977cef4000485e324e7eee"
-  integrity sha512-+FGXVMv4N1twQIbOEVkt4l/F/7uxjNK4SVOoKmO9PcVsTDuJBo71iDnmkTrXEzydbJOgwC7yHYZFun/+7Wx2tg==
+backport@^8.9.6:
+  version "8.9.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backport/-/backport-8.9.6.tgz#721bca3279590ade2e21906c8cb023bf8124a950"
+  integrity sha512-RrC4pV/BSGg1oEJ4Y00ZpqISNLWvFB/LUkByqUlPFGPsQcYyda+18MbeZZ/VvSU9l3eNK6ZaPGEhz2piyZCBDg==
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/rest" "^19.0.4"
     axios "^1.1.2"