diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index f8fe6d4..85e2c27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: automerge
         uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.14.3"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"
           MERGE_LABELS: "automerge,!work in progress"
           MERGE_METHOD: "squash"
           MERGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "pull-request-title"