diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_from_upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_from_upstream.yml
index cfe62be..00b5058 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_from_upstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_from_upstream.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up git
         run: |
-          git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACTOR }}"
-          git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACTOR }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "${{ github.github_actor }}"
+          git config --global user.email "${{ github.github_actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
 
       - name: Pull from OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows main branch
         run: |
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push changes to the target repository
         run: |
           git push origin main
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}