diff --git a/.github/workflows/GCP_GKE.yml b/.github/workflows/GCP_GKE.yml
index fd5e727..38f2412 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GCP_GKE.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GCP_GKE.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Google Cloud SDK
       uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
       with:
-        project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}  # Your GCP Project ID secret
-        service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS }}  # Service account key file (JSON)
+        project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
         export_default_credentials: true
- 
+
+    - name: Create service account key file
+      run: |
+        echo "${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS }}" > $HOME/gcloud-service-key.json
+        cat $HOME/gcloud-service-key.json  # Verify the file content (for debugging)
+
     - name: Authenticate with Google Cloud
       run: |
-        gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS }}
+        gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=$HOME/gcloud-service-key.json
         gcloud config set project ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
 
     - name: Configure Kubectl