diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
index 21c2e4d41..ef36318cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}
 
       - name: Get version from deno.json
         id: get_version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 661199414..a7ddce30a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}
 
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta