diff --git a/.github/workflows/propagate-main-to-v7.1.yml b/.github/workflows/propagate-main-to-v7.1.yml
index 322d00d..c071054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/propagate-main-to-v7.1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/propagate-main-to-v7.1.yml
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ jobs:
             gh pr create -B v7.1 -H merge-main-into-v7.1 --title 'Merge main into v7.1' --body $'Copy changes from main to v7.1\nThis PR is auto-generated by [gh pr create].' --label 'automated pr' --repo ${{ github.repository }}
           fi
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}