diff --git a/.github/workflows/contributors-json.yaml b/.github/workflows/contributors-json.yaml
index 618d0ed8..ad83134d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contributors-json.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contributors-json.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 16.2.0
       - run: yarn add @actions/core @actions/http-client
       - uses: ./.github/actions/contributors-json
+        env:
+          PRIVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_TOKEN }}
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: contributors-json