diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
index daa3c415b..ae7bd8c1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MATZBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MATZBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}