diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f0981d9..79133f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run DependaMerge
         uses: ./
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT }}
           handle-submodule: true
 
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cc37ffd..a87ed25 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Fetch metadata
       id: metadata
       uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.6.0
-      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && (github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.triggering_actor == 'dependabot[bot]')
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && (github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.triggering_actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || inputs.skip-verification)
       with:
         github-token: ${{ inputs.token }}
         alert-lookup: true