diff --git a/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml b/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
index 4a9c0d0a1..ac4a482c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_PAT_TOKEN }}
           title: "${{ 'chore(deps): upgrade snjs' }}"
           commit-message: "${{ 'chore(deps): upgrade snjs' }}"
           delete-branch: true