diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
index e299d6329..b05d90708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 # Uses https://github.com/pascalgn/automerge-action and https://github.com/actions/labeler
 
 name: Auto-merge
-on: 
+on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened ]
   check_suite:
     types: [ completed ]
 
 permissions: write-all
-  
-  
+
+
 jobs:
   automerge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps: 
+    steps:
       - name: Auto-label
         uses: actions/labeler@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PAT }}
+
       - name: Auto-merge
         uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PAT }}
           MERGE_LABELS: "automerge,!work in progress,!ready for review"
           MERGE_REMOVE_LABELS: "automerge"
           LOG: DEBUG