diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ad54dad..294b8c2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ inputs:
     default: (\w+)
   gh_token:
     description: Github API token
-    default: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
 runs:
   using: "docker"
   image: "docker://ghcr.io/lab42/conventional-commit:latest"