diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
index df7a8bd7..b51af7d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         path: docs-files
 
+    - name: Generate GitHub App token
+      id: app-token
+      uses: actions/create-github-app-token@df432ceedc7162793a195dd1713ff69aefc7379e # v2.0.6
+      with:
+        app-id: ${{ vars.AUTH_APP_ID }}
+        private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+
     - name: clone frontend
       uses: actions/checkout@main
       with:
         repository: 'emqx/docs-emqx-com-frontend'
         ref: next
-        token: ${{ secrets.CI_GIT_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         path: frontend
 
     - name: use node.js
@@ -126,4 +134,4 @@ jobs:
         API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_API_KEY_NEXT }}
       with:
         docs_type: ${{ env.DOCS_TYPE }}
-        docs_version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
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+        docs_version: ${{ env.VERSION }}