diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/cpp_doc_push_script.sh b/.circleci/scripts/cpp_doc_push_script.sh
index 4c22677e94bd..6e66514ae93b 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/cpp_doc_push_script.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/cpp_doc_push_script.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ git commit -m "Generate C++ docs from pytorch/pytorch@${GITHUB_SHA}" || true
 git status
 
 if [[ "${WITH_PUSH:-}" == true ]]; then
+  # push to a temp branch first to trigger CLA check and satisfy branch protections
+  git push -u origin HEAD:pytorchbot/temp-branch-cpp -f
+  sleep 30
   git push -u origin
 fi
 
diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/python_doc_push_script.sh b/.circleci/scripts/python_doc_push_script.sh
index f9b019ec069b..d255f77c82e8 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/python_doc_push_script.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/python_doc_push_script.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ git commit -m "Generate Python docs from pytorch/pytorch@${GITHUB_SHA}" || true
 git status
 
 if [[ "${WITH_PUSH:-}" == true ]]; then
+  # push to a temp branch first to trigger CLA check and satisfy branch protections
+  git push -u origin HEAD:pytorchbot/temp-branch-py -f
+  sleep 30
   git push -u origin "${branch}"
 fi