diff --git a/.github/workflows/specbot.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/specbot.lock.yml
index 25ecd9a06..9dda9670d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/specbot.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/specbot.lock.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 run-name: "Specbot"
 
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+
 jobs:
   activation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
diff --git a/.github/workflows/specbot.md b/.github/workflows/specbot.md
index d04febab5..66400c1b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/specbot.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/specbot.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ on:
 
 roles: [write, maintain, admin]
 
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
   issues: read