diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index e0eae734f6..ae5184090c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bot_username: MapServer-backport-bot
           bot_token: 0cba09450792aa8130ae6ef3de09915654afc8cb
-          bot_token_key: 665c2358a46ddf0589de5e24a316cdcc64820b2e
+          bot_token_key: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN_KEY }}
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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