diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release-manual.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release-manual.yaml
index 13f23676..789a0dcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release-manual.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests-release-manual.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure maintenance branch release-X.Y
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_TEST }}
           script: |
             const tag = '${{ inputs.tag }}';  // e.g. v0.1.3 or v0.1.3-rc3
             const match = tag.match(/^v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.\d+(?:[-\w\.]+)?$/);