diff --git a/.github/workflows/orca_bot.yml b/.github/workflows/orca_bot.yml
index ee09bc5d0f5..aaf275bd252 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/orca_bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/orca_bot.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           # PAT for GitHub API authentication
-          repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # Max number of operations per run
           operations-per-run: 1000
           # Order to get issues/PRs