diff --git a/.github/workflows/mark-prs-ready-for-review.yml b/.github/workflows/mark-prs-ready-for-review.yml
index 225d4a005..4e19bdafa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mark-prs-ready-for-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mark-prs-ready-for-review.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Mark all draft pull requests ready for review
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
         with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
             async function markReady(nodeId, number, title) {
               core.info(`Marking PR #${number} "${title}" ready for review.`);