diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
index 212ddcd84657c66e6a1c1bc1f8cd83274d48e904..70b02819446d5a98f5fbfa09410d94ab30f02f96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
@@ -68,3 +68,5 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   branch: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
                   message: 'Bump version to ${{ steps.new-version.outputs.new-version }}'
+                  repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+