diff --git a/.github/workflows/zen-update.yml b/.github/workflows/zen-update.yml
index bed0747..c81b595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zen-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zen-update.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update versions
         id: update
         if: steps.check.outputs.should_update == 'true'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           .github/update.sh --ci