diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-bump-semver.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-bump-semver.yaml
index f9ff143..3c88468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-bump-semver.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-bump-semver.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check-pr:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml
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+    uses: ./.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml
+    secret:
+      PUBLISH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml
index da9e19a..8f7af41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-bump-semver-tags.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ on:
       PUBLISH_PAT:
         description: "Personal Access Token for publishing packages"
         required: true
-        type: string
 
 jobs:
   bump-tag-version: