diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 5c234a7..d5615c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           branch: ${{ env.new_version }}
       - name: create pr
         if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}        
         run: |
          gh pr create -B "${{ env.new_version }}" -H master --title "update zotero to ${{ env.new_version }}" --body "Created by Github action"