diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-releases.yml
index 6ed3ca48cf..c823917a62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-releases.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: clone repo, cd into it, and fetch all
       run: gh repo clone FOGProject/fogproject && cd fogproject && git fetch --all
+      env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: create pull request
       run: gh pr create -B stable -H dev-branch --title 'Monthly Release PR' --body 'Created by Github action'
       env: