diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge-pr.yml
index 77a3cf2..141309e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge-pr.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTO_MERGE_PAT }}