diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 635bda361..26f8219c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: automerge
         uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.11.0"
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_GITHUB_PAT }}"
           MERGE_METHOD: "squash"
           MERGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "pull-request-title"