diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-go-api-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-go-api-sync.yml
index dbd6645e99..1b6c788126 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-go-api-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-go-api-sync.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash --repo "${{ github.repository }}" "${STEPS_CPR_OUTPUTS_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER}"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           STEPS_CPR_OUTPUTS_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
 defaults:
   run: