diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
index b60ffaa896..117011bfb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.NGINX_PAT }}
 
       - name: Set release branch variable
         id: branch
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: carloscastrojumo/github-cherry-pick-action@503773289f4a459069c832dc628826685b75b4b3 # v1.0.10
         with:
           branch: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.NGINX_PAT }}
           author: nginx-bot <integrations@nginx.com>
           labels: |
             dependencies