diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index daf169377..6a9c95b73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}