diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
index be0e26408..286c991dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Open a pull request to merge the branch into main
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.compute-version.outputs.short }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh pr create \
             --title "Release branch $VERSION" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
index 7200cfa39..5bef26c46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event.inputs.merge-back
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.compute-version.outputs.version }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh pr create \
             --title "Release branch $VERSION" \